Angelo

2018

1 hr. 51 min.

History

Drama

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An African slave boy in the early 18th century is purchased by a European countess. He is baptized and educated before becoming the Viennese court mascot, but problems arise when he secretly marries a white woman.

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Unnecessarily slow, nice story about a young black boy meant to be a slave. Some of the takes like they one with the candles, the chorus boys, and the number transitions are sooooo long! I couldn't help falling asleep! It is like an artsy version of boyhood.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Markus Schleinzer

Director

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Alba Rohrwacher

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Guy Lodge

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[Schleinzer's] tartly brilliant second feature is awash with slow-building irony, though as with his first, there's precious little mirth in its devastating kicker.

Sep 29, 2018

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

Angelo is a mesmerising portrait of a man of quiet dignity whose very humanity is denied by those around him.

Sep 9, 2018

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Radheyan Simonpillai

NOW Toronto

There's a cold soullessness in this opulent and scathing take on Angelo Soliman's history - and purposefully so.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 8, 2018

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Ernesto Diezmartinez

Cine Vértigo

"Directed with cold formalist distance by Schleinzer, Angelo is the obvious denunciation of the appropriation / exploitation of the Other".

Rated: 1.5/4

Jun 14, 2019

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Carlos Bonfil

La Jornada

In Angelo, the Austrian director explores and seeks to reverse the old myth of the wild, intrinsically good aborigine. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jun 13, 2019

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Luis Fernando Galván

En Filme

There is not a lack of intense or tragic moments or daring and powerful scenes. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 5, 2019

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Synopsis

An African slave boy in the early 18th century is purchased by a European countess. He is baptized and educated before becoming the Viennese court mascot, but problems arise when he secretly marries a white woman.

Director: Markus Schleinzer
Executive Producer: Gottlieb Pallendorf
Screenwriter: Alexander Brom, Markus Schleinzer
Production Co: Novotny & Novotny Filmproduktion GmbH
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: German