The Strange Case of Angelica
The Strange Case of Angelica (Portuguese: O Estranho Caso de Angélica) is a 2010 Portuguese drama film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was entered into the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.[1] De Oliveira conceived the idea for the film in 1946 and initially wrote the script in 1952, updating it with modern elements.[2]
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| Directed by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Produced by | Jacques Arhex |
| Written by | Manoel de Oliveira |
| Starring | Pilar López de Ayala |
| Cinematography | Sabine Lancelin |
| Edited by | Valérie Loiseleux |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Portugal |
| Language | Portuguese |
Cast
- Pilar López de Ayala as Angélica
- Filipe Vargas as Marido
- Ricardo Trêpa as Isaac
- Leonor Silveira as Mother
- Ana Maria Magalhães as Clementina
- Isabel Ruth as Doméstica
- Luís Miguel Cintra as Engineer
- Ricardo Aibéo
- Paulo Matos as Homem da Gabardine
- Adelaide Teixeira as Justina
Reception
Keith Uhlich of Time Out New York named The Strange Case of Angelica the sixth-best film of 2010, calling it "the greatest man-falls-in-love-with-a-ghost story ever directed by a 101-year-old."[3]
In France, Cahiers du Cinéma listed it as the second-best film of 2011.[4] Cahiers later named The Strange Case of Angelica the tenth-best film of the 2010s.[5]
References
- "Festival de Cannes: The Strange Case of Angelica". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- Higgins, Charlotte (13 May 2010). "The Strange Case of Manoel de Oliveira, still making films at 101". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- Uhlich, Keith (21 December 2010). "Best (and Worst) of 2010". Time Out New York. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "Top Ten 2011, Décembre 2011 n°673". Cahiers du cinema.
- Cahiers du Cinéma [@cahierscinema] (6 December 2019). "Le Top 10 2010-2019 des Cahiers du Cinéma" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 June 2020 – via Twitter.
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