El Angel (film)
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| Directed by | Luis Ortega |
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| Written by | Luis Ortega |
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| Cinematography | Julián Apezteguia |
| Edited by | Guillermo Gatti |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $5.6 million[1][2] |
El Angel (Spanish: El ángel) is a 2018 Argentine-Spanish true crime film directed by Luis Ortega.[3][4] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.[5][6] It is inspired by the true story of Argentine serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch. It was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[7][8]
Plot
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Cast
- Lorenzo Ferro as Carlos Robledo Puch
- Chino Darín as Ramón Peralta
- Mercedes Morán as Ana María Peralta
- Daniel Fanego as José Peralta
- Luis Gnecco as Héctor Robledo Puch
- Peter Lanzani as Miguel Prieto
- Cecilia Roth as Aurora Robledo Puch
- Malena Villa as Marisol/Magdalena
Reception
Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com wrote that director Luis Ortega took liberties with the inspiration story by reimagining Carlos as a gay psychopathic killer, despite a lack of any proof this was true in reality. Castillo complimented lead actor Lorenzo Ferro's performance as "eerily hollow and effectively scary" but said eventually "the character's eerie coldness leaves the movie feeling shallow."[9] For The Canadian Press, David Friend said Ferro's performance evokes "the demonic cuteness of Macaulay Culkin in The Good Son."[10]
Kerry Lengel of Arizona Republic said, "Ferro really has created a fascinating screen character. He is, in a word, sexy, and not just for his androgynous beauty but for that supposedly masculine glamour of the daredevil, the outlaw who refuses to play by society’s rules."[11] On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 73% approval rating from critics based on 56 reviews. The site's critics consensus reads: "As unsettling as it is entertaining, El ángel takes an absorbingly stylish look at the horrific exploits of a real-life serial killer."[12]
See also
- List of submissions to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Argentine submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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External links
- El Angel at IMDbLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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