Title: Angel

Year Released/Rating: 2007

Starring: Romola Garai, Sam Neill, Michael Fassbender, Lucy Russell

Written By: Elizabeth Taylor, Francois Ozon, Martin Crimp

Directed By: Francois Ozon

Genre: Drama, Romance

Star Rating:  3/5 stars

Where I Got It: Netflix

Trivia:

• The outdoor scenes were shot in bitterly cold weather. The camera would freeze after two minutes of shooting, and had to be taken inside and warmed up with hot towels before taken outside again. The actors did not mind this as they too could warm up between takes.
• First English-speaking movie of French director François Ozon.

Summary: The rise and fall of a young eccentric British writer, in the early 20th century.

Review: One of those fairly throw away historical romances.  I am reminded of Danielle Steele's novels.  Angel is thoroughly unlikable.  She's overbearing, egotistical.  I just couldn't like her at all.  At least the side characters are more interesting.  Michael Fassbender's Esme is an interesting rouge.  The world of Angel is almost garish in it's coloring, but for some reason that works for this story.