
When Mrs. Tremayne is mysteriously poisoned with gas, ambulance driver Frank Jessup meets her refined but sensuous stepdaughter Diane, who quickly pursues and infatuates him. Under Diane's seductive influence, Frank is soon the Tremayne chauffeur; but he begins to suspect danger under her surface sweetness. When he shows signs of pulling away, Diane schemes to get him in so deep he'll never get out.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Mrs. Tremayne is mysteriously poisoned with gas, ambulance driver Frank Jessup meets her refined but sensuous stepdaughter Diane, who quickly pursues and infatuates him. Under Diane's seductive influence, Frank is soon the Tremayne chauffeur; but he begins to suspect danger under her surface sweetness. When he shows signs of pulling away, Diane schemes to get him in so deep he'll never get out.
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| Time OutGeoff AndrewSuperb Freudian crime thriller, noir-inflected in theme but shot by and large in crisp, bright drawing-rooms. |
| Filmcritic.comPaul BrennerPreminger transforms a second rate James M. Cain murder plot, re-orchestrating this textbook tale of passion and murder into a haunting and haunted refrain |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyOne of the best yet still underestimated film noir, boasting gloriously detailed mise-en-scene from Otto Preminger and a revelatory performance by the cast-against- type Jean Simmons as a murderess femme fatale. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThe sets, characters, and actions are extremely stylized, yet Preminger's moving camera gives them a frightening unity and fluidity, tracing a straight, clean line to a cliff top for one of the most audacious endings in film history. |
| User ReviewPrivate ULove and death and Jean Simmons and Robert Mitchum. |
| User ReviewDavid HA grandious Film Noir / Melodrama with the great Couple Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons i knew a Girl who is and looks exactly like Jean Simmons Femme Fatales are the best the Car Scenes were superb |
| User ReviewBen GLove and death and Jean Simmons and Robert Mitchum. |
| User ReviewValerie Moh so naughty jean simmons lures robert mitchum to his doom in a very sexy, very neat little film that i love with my whole heart. don't get in the damn car, bobby! |
| User ReviewTeresa KVery disturbing and dire blend of a melodrama and film noir. Angel Face shows its true, psychotic face in the persona of Diane Treymayne, a wealthy, stepmother-hating 19-year old girl, who seduces an ambulance driver named Frank, and soon gets him to work for her family and live in their house. Even though he tries to get away from her abusing grasps, he is still infatuated with her affected charm. Sinking deeper and deeper for Diane's own amusement, Frank soon is dragged into one hell of a ride. Great piano score creates a distressing mood and a perfectly sombre atmosphere in some of the movie's most important scenes. Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons did an incredible job here. Otto Preminger created yet another stupendous noir. |
| User ReviewDickie LWhen I saw Angel Face in a Film Noir class in college, I was stunned. How could a movie be this dark, yet still so appealing? But, that, as I learned more about film, is what Film Noir is all about. Noir movies do not always have happy endings (most of them do not) and they most definitely do not have to have everything throughout the movie be idyllic and cheery. After all, Noir is about life post-WWII?it?s dark and brooding, just like war. So, getting back to Preminger?s masterpiece Angel Face?I mean, this is the man who directed one of my favorite Noir titles (and often referred to as one of the first big titles of the genre), Laura. That film ends with a somewhat uplifting ending. I mean ? only the ?bad guy? gets it. In Angel Face, forget trying to figure out who's bad and who's good and what?s going to happen next because you never will. And the ending?well, let?s just say you will be shocked. Mitchum plays the perfect Film Noir wanderer?he?s searching for something and just might have found it with Jean Simmons, a very spoiled, EXTREMELY troubled young lady with a lazy father and a rich stepmother. Enter Mitchum who Simmons sets her sights and her clutches on. It?s a timeless tale of love gone wrong?with several major roadblocks set up along the way. |