Angel

"I want love - and I'm going to get it!"

1937 1h 31m EN

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6.7

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7.2

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★6.7TMDB · 79🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7.2IMDB · 3,607

RomanceDramaComedy

Synopsis

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While vacationing without her busy British diplomat husband, a married woman falls for another man.

“I want love - and I'm going to get it!”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Marlene Dietrich
Lady Maria Barker, aka Angel
Herbert Marshall
Sir Frederick Barker
Melvyn Douglas
Anthony 'Tony' Halton
Edward Everett Horton
Graham
Ernest Cossart
Christopher 'Chris' Wilton
Laura Hope Crews
Grand Duchess Anna Dmitrievna
Herbert Mundin
Mr. Greenwood
Dennie Moore
Emma MacGillicuddy Wilton

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Writers: Samson Raphaelson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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89 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Shea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Marlene Dietrich and Herbert Marshall and Melvyn Douglas carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "I want love - and I'm going to get it!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0028575 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Ernst Lubitsch directs. Charles Lang behind the camera. William Shea cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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189 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, shot by Charles Lang. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor William Shea shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Marlene Dietrich and Herbert Marshall and Melvyn Douglas carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "I want love - and I'm going to get it!".
6IMDB entry: tt0028575 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 19 themes, including "dual identity", "paris, france", "love triangle", "love at first sight".

The technical file

Cinematography: Charles Lang
Editing: William Shea
Costume design: Travis Banton
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Angel (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 3,607 votes
MPAA: Approved

Awards

1 win total

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CinemaSerf2023-01-09
★ 7/10
Ernst Lubitsch has managed not only to assemble three strong character actors here, but he also manages to get them to play well with/against each other without the whole thing descending into predicable melodrama. The lynch pin of the plot is the glamorous "Lady Maria" (Marlene Dietrich) who is married to her loyal, if maybe not the most lively, diplomat husband "Sir Frederick" (Herbert Marshall). Whilst feeling a bit neglected when he is away on one of his trips, she heads to Paris to visit her friend, the Russian Grand Duchess "Anna" (Laura Hope-Crews). As was customary for ladies of great social station, her function was largely that of a facilitator for the great and the good (or not so good) to meet at glittering soirées and it is at one such function that "Maria" encounters the rather rakish "Halton" (Melvyn Douglas) and the seeds for our developing love triangle are gradually sown. Now she has been using an alias ("Angel") in France, and when it turns out that her husband and her new beau have some wartime experiences in common - and they are all on the guest list to the same gathering - her wicket starts to look distinctly sticky! The plot is not especially remarkable, but there are four strong and engaging performances for us to enjoy here. Dietrich and Douglas gel well on screen together, Marshall always did manage that slightly aloof statesmanlike role well, and Crews cleverly plays her game to ensure that she, too, always gets what she needs from the various predicaments she encounters. It's also helped by a small cast, some quickly paced and sharp dialogue and it looks good to watch, too.

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