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The Black Angel (1974)

ALL 05/07/1974 (de) Drama 72 Min
  • Release
    05/07/1974
  • Production
    Werner Schroeter Filmproduktion, ZDF
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    Der schwarze Engel
  • Original language
    de
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

Two women, one from Boston and one from Germany, flee their empty lives to seek fulfillment in Mexico. The Black Angel is a transitional film; on one hand, it is a companion piece to Willow Springs, featuring two Schroeter regulars as characters far from home and in extremis; on the other hand, it is a film essay about Mexico and as such a harbinger of Schroeter’s nonfiction work to come. While he clearly shares his characters’ fascination with Mexico, the filmmaker also savages touristic exoticism – the otherworldly appearances of his protagonists and their rapturous reactions to new surroundings contrast sharply with the sober perceptions of Mexican history and economics featured in the documentary segments and in the prosaic presence of a non-professional cast of locals. - Harvard Film Archive

  1. Werner Schroeter

    Director

  2. Story

  4. Werner Schroeter

    Producer



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The Black Angel (1974) 72 Min

ALL 05/07/1974 (de)
Drama
  • Release 05/07/1974
  • Production
    Werner Schroeter Filmproduktion, ZDF
  • Original title Der schwarze Engel
  • de
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

Two women, one from Boston and one from Germany, flee their empty lives to seek fulfillment in Mexico. The Black Angel is a transitional film; on one hand, it is a companion piece to Willow Springs, featuring two Schroeter regulars as characters far from home and in extremis; on the other hand, it is a film essay about Mexico and as such a harbinger of Schroeter’s nonfiction work to come. While he clearly shares his characters’ fascination with Mexico, the filmmaker also savages touristic exoticism – the otherworldly appearances of his protagonists and their rapturous reactions to new surroundings contrast sharply with the sober perceptions of Mexican history and economics featured in the documentary segments and in the prosaic presence of a non-professional cast of locals. - Harvard Film Archive

  1. Werner Schroeter

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Werner Schroeter, Christine Leyrer

    Editor

  4. Werner Schroeter

    Producer



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