La vie rêvée des anges

Sep 16 1998 R 1h 53m
Drama

Isa and Marie bond while working in a French sweatshop and soon begin sharing an apartment that Marie is watching for a hospitalized mother and daughter. Marie, hoping to avoid a life of struggle and poverty, takes up with Chriss, a nightclub owner whose most attractive asset is his money. Isa recognizes the ultimate futility of the relationship and tries to keep Marie away from him, but her interference puts their friendship at risk.

Plot

In Lille, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends. Isa moves in with Marie, who's flat-sitting for a mother and child in hospital in comas following a car crash. Isa is out-going, unskilled, with hopes of moving south to warmer climes. Marie usually is either angry or detached. Then, while Isa begins to visit the child in whose flat they live, going to hospital to read to her, Marie slowly falls for a rich youth. At first Marie keeps him at bay, then she not only pursues him, she begins to dream he is her life's love. When Isa tries to warn Marie, their friendship flounders. How will Marie handle the inevitable? And once they lose the flat, where will they go?

Written by

Erick Zonca, Roger Bohbot, Virginie Wagon

Directed by

Erick Zonca

Cast

Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier, Grégoire Colin

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Diaphana Films, Canal+, France 3 Cinéma

Languages

Français

Awards

16 wins & 16 nominations

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7,868
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
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