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{{Short description|1955 film by Dennis O'Keefe}}

{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Angela
| name = Angela
| image = File:Angela_(1955)_film_poster.jpg
| image = File:Angela_(1955)_film_poster.jpg

| image size =
| caption = Theatrical poster
| caption = Theatrical poster
| director = [[Dennis O'Keefe]]
| director = [[Dennis O'Keefe]]
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| editing = Giancarlo Cappelli
| editing = Giancarlo Cappelli
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox|Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation]]
| distributor = [[20th Century Fox|Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation]]
| released = 1954 (Italy)<br>1955 (United States)
| released = {{Film date|1954|11|17|Italy|1955|06|3|United States}}
| runtime = 81 min.
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = [[United States]]<br>[[Italy]]
| country = United States<br>Italy
| language = [[American English|English]]<br>[[Italian language|Italian]]
| language = English<br>Italian
| budget =
| budget =
}}
}}
'''''Angela''''' is a 1955 [[United States|American]]-[[Italy|Italian]] [[film noir]], written and directed by [[Dennis O'Keefe]], who stars in the film as well.<ref name="Spicer2010">{{cite book|author=Andrew Spicer|title=Historical Dictionary of Film Noir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ixVekSdvQCMC&pg=PA225|date=March 19, 2010|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7378-0|pages=225–}}</ref> The drama also features [[Mara Lane]], [[Rossano Brazzi]], [[Arnoldo Foà]] and others.<ref name=filmnoir>{{cite book | title=Film noir guide: 745 films of the classic era, 1940–1959 | publisher=McFarland and Company | author=Michael F. Keaney | year=2003 | pages=28 | isbn=978-0-7864-6366-4}}</ref> The film has a voice-over narration that tells the story in flashback, and the [[Film noir|film noir type]] of ''Angela'' has been described as [[femme fatale]] with elements of betrayal and obsession.<ref name=filmnoir/>
'''''Angela''''' is a 1955 [[United States|American]]-[[Italy|Italian]] [[film noir]], written and directed by [[Dennis O'Keefe]], who stars in the film as well.<ref name="Spicer2010">{{cite book|author=Andrew Spicer|title=Historical Dictionary of Film Noir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ixVekSdvQCMC&pg=PA225|date=March 19, 2010|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7378-0|pages=225–}}</ref> The drama also features [[Mara Lane]], [[Rossano Brazzi]], [[Arnoldo Foà]] and others.<ref name=filmnoir>{{cite book | title=Film noir guide: 745 films of the classic era, 1940–1959 | url=https://archive.org/details/filmnoirguide7450000kean | url-access=registration | publisher=McFarland and Company | author=Michael F. Keaney | year=2003 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/filmnoirguide7450000kean/page/28 28] | isbn=978-0-7864-6366-4}}</ref> The film has a voice-over narration that tells the story in flashback, and the [[Film noir|film noir type]] of ''Angela'' has been described as [[femme fatale]] with elements of betrayal and obsession.<ref name=filmnoir/>


==Plot==
==Plot==
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==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Dennis O'Keefe]] - Steve Catlett
*[[Dennis O'Keefe]] as Steve Catlett
*[[Mara Lane]] - Angela Towne
*[[Mara Lane]] as Angela Towne
*[[Rossano Brazzi]] - Nino
*[[Rossano Brazzi]] as Nino
*[[Arnoldo Foà]] - Captain Ambrosi
*[[Arnoldo Foà]] as Captain Ambrosi
*[[Galeazzo Benti]] - Gustavo Venturi
*[[Galeazzo Benti]] as Gustavo Venturi
*[[Enzo Fiermonte]] - Sergeant Collins
*[[Enzo Fiermonte]] as Sergeant Collins
*[[Nino Crisman]] - Bertolati
*[[Nino Crisman]] as Bertolati
*Giovanni Fostini - Tony
*Giovanni Fostini as Tony
*Francesco Tensi - Dr. Robini
*Francesco Tensi as Dr. Robini
*Maria Teresa Paliani - Beautician
*Maria Teresa Paliani as Beautician
*[[Gorella Gori]] - Nurse
*[[Gorella Gori]] as Nurse
*Aldo Pini - Doorkeeper
*Aldo Pini as Doorkeeper


==Reviews and reception==
==Reviews and reception==
A review in [[The New York Times]] was critical of the film, stating that "Mr. O'Keefe has himself a near-dud" and "the camera seems to be waiting for the picture to catch up with it". However, the reviewer praises the performance of Arnoldo Foà as being "ahead of it" [the camera].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9802E7D61138E33BBC4C53DFB066838E649EDE | title=Angela (1955) | publisher=''The New York Times'' | date=June 4, 1955 | accessdate=February 13, 2015 | author=H.H.T.}}</ref> [[Hal Erickson (author)|Hal Erickson]] reviewed the film for [[AllMovie]] and opined that it "lacks the pacing and punch necessary to sustain audience empathy", but O'Keefe still "knows how to frame a scene and get the most out of his largely unknown cast".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/angela-v68517/ | title=''Angela'' (1955) | publisher=[[AllMovie]] | accessdate=February 14, 2015 | author=Hal Erickson}}</ref> The [[Internet Movie Database]] rates the film a 5.4/10, based on user reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047831/ | title=''Angela'' | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=February 14, 2015}}</ref> Michael Keaney wrote in his book, ''Film noir guide'', that "O’Keefe is okay as the American patsy, as is Italian romantic lead Brazzi as Lane’s sadistic husband, but the all-too-familiar plot doesn’t make the grade".<ref name=filmnoir/>
A review in [[The New York Times]] was critical of the film, stating that "Mr. O'Keefe has himself a near-dud" and "the camera seems to be waiting for the picture to catch up with it". However, the reviewer praises the performance of Arnoldo Foà as being "ahead of it" [the camera].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9802E7D61138E33BBC4C53DFB066838E649EDE | title=Angela (1955) | newspaper=The New York Times | date=June 4, 1955 | accessdate=February 13, 2015 | author=H.H.T.}}</ref> [[Hal Erickson (author)|Hal Erickson]] reviewed the film for [[AllMovie]] and opined that it "lacks the pacing and punch necessary to sustain audience empathy", but O'Keefe still "knows how to frame a scene and get the most out of his largely unknown cast".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/angela-v68517/ | title=''Angela'' (1955) | publisher=[[AllMovie]] | accessdate=February 14, 2015 | author=Hal Erickson}}</ref> The [[Internet Movie Database]] rates the film a 5.4/10, based on user reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047831/ | title=''Angela'' | publisher=IMDb | accessdate=February 14, 2015}}</ref> Michael Keaney wrote in his book, ''Film noir guide'', that "O’Keefe is okay as the American patsy, as is Italian romantic lead Brazzi as Lane’s sadistic husband, but the all-too-familiar plot doesn’t make the grade".<ref name=filmnoir/>


==See also==
==See also==
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*{{IMDb title|id=0047831|title=Angela}}


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Latest revision as of 20:54, 3 May 2024

Angela
Theatrical poster
Directed byDennis O'Keefe
Written byDennis O'Keefe
Produced bySteven Pallos
Augusto Fantechi
StarringDennis O'Keefe
Mara Lane
Rossano Brazzi
Arnoldo Foà
CinematographyLeonida Barboni
Edited byGiancarlo Cappelli
Music byMario Nascimbene
Distributed byTwentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Release dates
  • November 17, 1954 (1954-11-17) (Italy)
  • June 3, 1955 (1955-06-03) (United States)
Running time
81 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Italy
LanguagesEnglish
Italian

Angela is a 1955 American-Italian film noir, written and directed by Dennis O'Keefe, who stars in the film as well.[1] The drama also features Mara Lane, Rossano Brazzi, Arnoldo Foà and others.[2] The film has a voice-over narration that tells the story in flashback, and the film noir type of Angela has been described as femme fatale with elements of betrayal and obsession.[2]

Plot

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O’Keefe (Steve Catlett) stars as an American G.I. who remained in Italy after the war to manage a car dealership. He falls in love with a secretary (Mara Lane), and after only one date with her, she asks him to dispose of her boss’ body, who has died of a heart attack in her apartment. O'Keefe places the body in the trunk of the wrong car and watches helplessly as Lane drives away with it. O’Keefe then goes about trying to fix the situation, but a police inspector (Arnoldo Foà) and Lane’s sadistic husband (Rossano Brazzi) have ulterior motives in store for him.[2]

Cast

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Reviews and reception

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A review in The New York Times was critical of the film, stating that "Mr. O'Keefe has himself a near-dud" and "the camera seems to be waiting for the picture to catch up with it". However, the reviewer praises the performance of Arnoldo Foà as being "ahead of it" [the camera].[3] Hal Erickson reviewed the film for AllMovie and opined that it "lacks the pacing and punch necessary to sustain audience empathy", but O'Keefe still "knows how to frame a scene and get the most out of his largely unknown cast".[4] The Internet Movie Database rates the film a 5.4/10, based on user reviews.[5] Michael Keaney wrote in his book, Film noir guide, that "O’Keefe is okay as the American patsy, as is Italian romantic lead Brazzi as Lane’s sadistic husband, but the all-too-familiar plot doesn’t make the grade".[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Andrew Spicer (March 19, 2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. pp. 225–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7378-0.
  2. ^ a b c d Michael F. Keaney (2003). Film noir guide: 745 films of the classic era, 1940–1959. McFarland and Company. pp. 28. ISBN 978-0-7864-6366-4.
  3. ^ H.H.T. (June 4, 1955). "Angela (1955)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Hal Erickson. "Angela (1955)". AllMovie. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "Angela". IMDb. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
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