Maidgethma Wonderfully offbeat film!

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Laure Films This film was released on NTSC VHS videotape in North America by Videoville Showtime Distribution in 1984 with the French title..... L' ANGE ET LA FEMME....It had a small distribution in Quebec and the French speaking areas of Eastern Canada and the northeastern USA....There is no DVD version......It was released in French Language with occasional English Subtitles.....It is no longer In Print and is rarely seen in French Canadian video stores.....the Ex-Rentals are generally poor quality and and the original tape has often been replaced.....Good luck in finding one ........It was released with a French language jacket with a drawing of Carole Laure on the front ......Produced, Written and Directed by Gilles Carle  and stars Carole Laure and her husband Lewis Furey ....the run time of the North American release is 1 hour 27 minutes............Contains female nudity (Carole Laure) and one explicit sex scene which is shot in very dark lighting............aka: The Angel and the Woman........Classic Gilles Carle Film......A dancer....Carole Laure......is shot by people who don't want her propagandizing about Chile..... She is discovered by a stranger (Lewis Furey), who heals her wounds and reanimates her by blowing on them.......their love story follows......

twarnell A young woman from the city finds herself in some serious trouble with the local bad guys. She is taken to the countryside and murdered, where she is discovered and restored to life by an earthly angel Gabriel...The story is fine, but the visuals in this film are most striking -- the look is dark, Kafka-esque, per "The Castle"-- all black and white, and shot in winter in the Canadian countryside -- so stark, sparse. And ditto for the soundtrack, which consists of hushed conversations and minimalist violin solos, all of which are spaced by prolonged silences.If you prefer the style of meandering European art films to thrill-a-minute Hollywood blockbusters, then "L'Ange et la Femme" is for you.

Tom Murray "L'Ange et la femme" is a very curious, surreal, black-and-white film, based on the premises that angels exist on earth in the guise of humans and that they can resurrect the dead and affect the time stream and that they live for beauty.A beautiful woman is murdered but is resurrected by the angel Gabriel who falls in love with her beauty. She has no memory of her past life. By keeping her alone with him in a home in the wilderness, away from humanity, he is able to teach her the angelic concept of beauty and she is able to learn to play the piano beautifully in a very short time. However, her longing to return to humanity leads her out of the protection and beauty of the angelic life.The pace of the film is very slow but the ideas are fascinating. Those who take delight in the currently fashionable, romantic concept of angels might be disturbed by the film; Gabriel is more like the angels in the iconoclastic films "Dogma" and "Michael" than the one in "It's a Wonderful Life".

Apsara A hard to find film, but a true gem. Explores a darker side to humanity but somehow remains beautiful through simple imagery and a thought-provoking script. Watch this one with your lover in the dark with candles glowing. Available in French with English sub-titles.