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Released 8 years ago.
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Sorry Angel
2018 2h 13m FR
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6.9
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82%
FRESH
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73
METACRITIC
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6.8
IMDB
★6.9TMDB · 240🍅82%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 4,572
ComedyDramaRomance
Synopsis
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At once an intimate chronicle of a romance and a sprawling portrait of life in early 1990s France following the intertwining journeys of Jacques, a worldly Parisian writer, and Arthur, a curious, carefree and much-younger university student who is just beginning to live. Brought together by chance, the two men find themselves navigating a casual fling that gradually deepens into a tender, transformative bond.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Pierre Deladonchamps
Jacques Tondelli
Vincent Lacoste
Arthur Prigent
Denis Podalydès
Mathieu
Adèle Wismes
Nadine
Thomas Gonzales
Marco
Clément Métayer
Pierre
Quentin Thébault
Jean-Marie
Tristan Farge
Louis
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Christophe Honoré
- Writers
- Christophe Honoré
- Languages
- French, Spanish
- Countries
- France
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Christophe Honoré, shot by Rémy Chevrin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Chantal Hymans 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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Pierre Deladonchamps and Vincent Lacoste and Denis Podalydès carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt7534054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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The take
Christophe Honoré directs. Rémy Chevrin behind the camera. Chantal Hymans cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 8 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Spanish.
- 3Directed by Christophe Honoré, shot by Rémy Chevrin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Chantal Hymans shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Pierre Deladonchamps and Vincent Lacoste and Denis Podalydès carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt7534054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Classified under 9 themes, including "paris, france", "aids", "melancholy", "lgbt".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Rémy Chevrin
- Editing
- Chantal Hymans
- Production design
- Stéphane Taillasson
- Costume design
- Pascaline Chavanne
- Makeup / hair
- Anne Bergamaschi
- Stunt coordinator
- Rémi Escoffier
- Runtime
- 133 min · 2h 13m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,631,910
- Original language
- FR
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 82% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 73/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.8/10 · 4,572 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
6 wins & 11 nominations total
Also by
Christophe Honoré
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- CinemaSerf★ 7/10
It's too long and the characterisations lack depth - but it is still quite an interesting story to follow. Pierre Deladonchamps is "Jacques" a (slightly) older Parisian writer who meets a young Breton "Arthur" (Vincent Lacoste) in a cinema. Initially neither are looking for much more than a quickie, but before long something clicks and the couple begin to test, probe and like each other. It transpires that "Jacques" lives every other day with his young son "Loulou" and that he isn't a well man - all of which serves to focus the emphasis of this film on their priorities and their desires - physical and emotional. It's set in the early 1990's so it's pretty clear what's going on, on the medical front - the relentlessness of the author's decline is evident but not allowed by Christoph Honoré to overwhelm what is essentially quite an engaging, but too shallow, character driven study. Denis Podalydès and the young son Tristan Farge provide potent diversions to the prevailing theme as the relationship and it's implications gather steam. The writing doesn't allow us to get bogged down in sentiment either; it's sexy and provocative, funny and sometimes just a bit course - and that gives the piece a bit more richness. I could have been doing with a little more one-on-one time between the principals. I still wasn't quite comfortable with the speed, or plausibility, of their romance - but this is much more than your bog standard gay romantic drama, and I'd suggest you stick with it.
Production companies
Who made it
Les Films Pelléas
FR
ARTE France Cinéma
FR
Key crew
- First Assistant DirectorJean-François Fontanel
- ProducerPhilippe Martin
- ProducerDavid Thion
- Co-ProducerOlivier Père
- Line ProducerEmmanuel Tenenbaum
- CastingMathieu Telinhos
- Makeup ArtistAnne Bergamaschi
- Assistant Makeup ArtistGabriella Pappova
- Production DesignStéphane Taillasson
- Costume DesignPascaline Chavanne
- EditorChantal Hymans
- Stunt CoordinatorRémi Escoffier
- SoundGuillaume Le Braz
- SoundAgnès Ravez
- SoundCyril Holtz
- Executive ProducerChristian Lambert
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- paris, france
- aids
- melancholy
- lgbt
- older man younger man relationship
- meditative
- 1990s
- death of a loved one
- gay theme
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2018-08-03· Melbourne International Film Festival
Also known as
International titles
- 쏘리 엔젤KR
- Sorry AngelNL
- Elsk, nyt – og løp for livetNO
- Conquistar, Amar e Viver IntensamenteBR
- Beğen, Sev ve Hemen KaçTR
- Прости, ангелRU
