Daniel Schmid's elegantly directed stroll through the lower depths is indelibly stamped by the personality of his co-screenwriter, Rainer Werner Fassbinder (who adapted his own controversial play,
Garbage, the City, and Death). SHADOW OF ANGELS has clear connections to Fassbinder's
earlier, more theatrically-stylized, films.
Warmed in Germany's chilly night air only by the companionship of other whores, consumptive streetwalker Lily Brest (Ingrid Caven) fails to catch the eye of most of the lustful johns passing her by. Primed by beatings from her kept lover Raoul (Rainer Werner Fassbinder), Lily seems headed for an
early grave. One evening, the disencha...
Released:
1976
Rated:
NR
Length:
103 mins