Isa,
a wandering drifter with a free spirit, travels across the country
in a baggy sweater carrying all her possession in her backpack. She
has been earning her living by odd jobs and living in the street.
When she arrives in Lille and starts working on a clothing factory
line, she meets the unsociable and lonely Marie. Despite their very
different personalities, the two loners become fast friends. Isa,
who needs somewhere to sleep, moves into the empty apartment Marie
has been living in. When Isa discovers that the teenage girl, whose
room she now lives in, is hospitalized in a coma, she begins to visit
her and continues to write in the girl’s journal for her. Marie,
uncaring, has become completely consumed by her affair with the wealthy
and philandering Chriss. Humiliated and devastated by the failure
of this relationship, Marie turns her anger against Isa - causing
a radical break in their friendship. Director Erick Zonca was astounded
by the 12-minute standing ovation his film received when it was shown
Cannes in 1998. Despite a long career in cinema, “La vie rêvée
des anges” is Zonca’s first feature-length film. It
has won him and his actors a number of international prizes including
the Best Film of the Year at the 1999 César Awards.
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