Marie from the Bay of Angels
Marie from the Bay of Angels (French: Marie Baie des Anges), also known as Angel Sharks, is a 1997 French movie, written and directed by Manuel Pradal.[1][2]
| Marie from the Bay of Angels | |
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| Directed by | Manuel Pradal |
| Produced by | Philippe Rousselet[1] |
| Screenplay by | Manuel Pradal |
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Production company | La Sept Cinéma Lelia Films Les Films de la Suane Les Films des Tournelles Studio Images 2 |
Release date | 1997 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Music
The film's score was composed by Carlo Crivelli. Its soundtrack included songs by J J Cale, Beth Hirsch's "I Could Love You Too", and "Oba, La Vem Ela" by Jorge Ben.[3]
Reception
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 1 out of 4. Ebert was critical of the leading lady "Giocante has been billed as "the new Bardot," and she's off to a good start: Bardot didn't make many good films, either." Ebert was unimpressed by the "recycling exhausted cliches" and found the non-sequential storytelling exhausting, but gave some praise for the scenery, compositions, and "pretty pictures". He concludes "Giocante and Malgras are superficially attractive, although because their characters are empty vessels there's no reason to like them much, or care about them. The movie is cast as a tragedy, and it's tragic, all right: tragic that these kids never developed intelligence and personalities."[4]
Accolades
The film was in competition for the Tiger Award at the 1998 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR).[1]
References
- "Marie Baie des Anges". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
- SPIN Media LLC (August 1998). SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. pp. 58–. ISSN 0886-3032.
- "Marie Baie des Anges (1997) - Music". TCM. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- Ebert, Roger (September 4, 1998). "Marie Baie des Anges movie review (1998)". Chicago Sun-Times.