
A magical tale about a young photographer who falls madly in love with a woman he can never have, except in his dreams. Late one night, Isaac is summoned by a wealthy family to take the last photograph of a young bride, Angelica, who mysteriously passed away. Arriving at their estate, Isaac is struck by Angelica's beauty, but when he looks through his lens, something strange happens - the young woman appears to come to life. From that moment, Isaac will be haunted by Angelica... (Full plot summary below)
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A magical tale about a young photographer who falls madly in love with a woman he can never have, except in his dreams. Late one night, Isaac is summoned by a wealthy family to take the last photograph of a young bride, Angelica, who mysteriously passed away. Arriving at their estate, Isaac is struck by Angelica's beauty, but when he looks through his lens, something strange happens - the young woman appears to come to life. From that moment, Isaac will be haunted by Angelica day and night.
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| NewsBlazePrairie MillerThe mystical when not earthy, Chaplinesque images are enchanting. In particular the artist's pursuit of his elusive muse, ecstatically locked in a wordless embrace with the beaming apparition as she takes him on a journey floating across the night sky. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonMay be the most accessible of the ten Oliveira films I've seen so far. |
| Time OutKeith UhlichIts stunningly composed images showing how Isaac is himself something of a ghost-given to staring off into the distance, being condescended to by those around him, a man perpetually outside the times. What he needs is to take that one extra step toward his spectral siren; the scene in which he does so might be one of the most exhilarating visions of death's sweet embrace ever filmed. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThis fresh, highly original film, inspired by Oliveira's substantially different, never-filmed 1952 script, has been made with the greatest of ease and simplicity and with drollery and wit, yet its underlying impact is profoundly spiritual. |
| Boston GlobeWesley Morris"Angélica" feels most like the film that argues Oliveira is this close to the beyond without ever bothering to knock first at death's door. |
| Cinema ScopeMichael SicinskiAngelica is every bit as concerned with the problems of cinema as Oliveira's more theatrically inclined works, but explores them through more specifically visual means. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldA quiet tale, told through a rarely moving camera and a playful, bewitching smile. |
| Dork ShelfShelagh Rowan-LeggThe film should have been called 'The Strange Case of Isaac' and admitted its true direction. |
| The L MagazineNick SchagerA snapshot of consuming obsession and the inspiring power of art that?s like falling into a bewildering, beguiling dream. |
| Monsters and CriticsRon WilkinsonProbably too film school for most, this is a masterpiece by a master. A hard look at the disjunction of film and art in a ghostly setting. |