Angelo (film) explained

Angelo
Director:Markus Schleinzer
Producer:Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu
Bady Minck
Franz Novotny
Markus Schleinzer
Starring:Makita Samba
Alba Rohrwacher
Cinematography:Gerald Kerkletz
Editing:Pia Dumont
Studio:Novotny & Novotny
Distributor:Filmladen
Grandfilm
Runtime:111 minutes
Country:Austria
Luxembourg
Language:German
French

Angelo is an Austrian-Luxembourgian drama film, directed by Markus Schleinzer and released in 2018.[1] The film is a biographical drama about the life of Angelo Soliman, an African-born man who was brought to Austria in childhood as a slave in the early 18th century, but rose to become a prominent figure in Viennese society in adulthood.[2]

The film stars Makita Samba as Angelo and Alba Rohrwacher as the countess who first educates him in the ways of high society, as well as Larisa Faber, Lukas Miko, Gerti Drassl, Michael Rotschopf, Nancy Mensah-Offei, Martine Schambacher, Marisa Growaldt, Christian Friedel, Anne Klein, Gérard Klamm, Nilton Martins and Pierre Bodry in supporting roles.

The film premiered in the Platform Prize program at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Guy Lodge, "Film Review: ‘Angelo’". Variety, 29 September 2018.
  2. Wendy Ide, "'Angelo' Toronto Review". Screen Daily, 8 September 2018.
  3. Norman Wilner, "TIFF 2018: Nicole Kidman, Elisabeth Moss films to compete for Platform Prize". Now, 8 August 2018.