Angel-A (2005)

Director:

Luc Besson

Writer:

Luc Besson (writer)

Release Date:

21 December 2005 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Plot:

A beautiful woman helps an inept scam artist get his game together.

Plot Keywords:

Seine | Money | Angel | Tall Woman Small Man | Lack Of Trust

Cast

Jamel Debbouze	...	André
Rie Rasmussen	...	Angel-A
Gilbert Melki	...	Franck
Serge Riaboukine	...	Pedro
Akim Chir	...	Le chef des malfrats
Eric Balliet	...	Garde du corps Franck
Loïc Pora	...	Le malfrat #2
Venus Boone	...	La mère d'Angela
Jérôme Guesdon	...	Le malfrat #3
Michel Bellot	...	Le planton US
Michel Chesneau	...	Le flic commissariat
Olivier Claverie	...	Le sécrétaire US
Solange Milhaud	...	La femme de Saint-Lazare
Laurent Jumeaucourt	...	Le dragueur
Franck-Olivier Bonnet	...	Le dernier client
Akim Colour	...	Le chef des malfrats
Tonio Descanvelle	...	Client Angela 2
Grigori Manukov	...	Le serveur roumain (as Grigori Manoukov)
Alain Zef	...	Le sommelier
Jean-Marc Montalto	...	Le réceptionniste (as Jean-Marco Montalto)
Jil Milan	...	Client Angela 1
Todd M. Thaler	...	Le père d'Angela
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gael Triam	...	Client Angela 3

Directed by
Luc Besson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Luc Besson		writer

Produced by
Luc Besson	....	producer
Mehdi Sayah	....	assistant producer

Original Music by
Anja Garbarek

Cinematography by
Thierry Arbogast

Film Editing by
Christine Lucas Navarro		(co-editor)
Frédéric Thoraval

Casting by
Swan Pham

Production Design by
Jacques Bufnoir

Costume Design by
Martine Rapin

Makeup Department
Delphine Duguet	....	makeup artist
Diane Duroc	....	key hair stylist
Beya Gasmi	....	hair stylist
Nicolas Le Scour	....	hair stylist
Stephan Marais	....	makeup artist: Rie Rasmussen
Mélanie Queyrel	....	makeup artist
Françoise Quilichini	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Arnaud Chabance	....	assistant unit manager
Rachid Debbouze	....	assistant unit manager
Bruno Guilhem	....	assistant unit manager
Didier Hoarau	....	production manager
Patrick Le Goc	....	unit production manager
Emilie Lemoine	....	assistant unit manager
Stéphanie Vérin	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Canal	....	first assistant director
Guilhem Colombani	....	trainee assistant director
Armel Gourvennec	....	second assistant director
Marie Legendre	....	trainee assistant director
Fannie Pailloux	....	trainee assistant director
Nicolas Quéré	....	trainee assistant director
Camille Robert	....	trainee assistant director
Stéphanie Seilhean	....	second assistant director
Alexandre Tisseyre	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Françoise Doré	....	set dresser
Johann George	....	first assistant art director
Camille Gruman	....	art department accountant
Ludovic Guille	....	assistant property master
Richard Guille	....	property master
Per-Olof Renard	....	first assistant art director
Patricia Ruelle	....	scenic artist
Patricia Ruelle	....	weathering painter

Sound Department
Alexandre Andrillon	....	assistant sound
Adrien Arnaud	....	foley editor
Nicolas Becker	....	foley artist
Thomas Bernard	....	sound recordist
Christophe Bourreau	....	foley artist
Matthieu Dallaporta	....	sound re-recording assistant
Jonathan Goc	....	assistant sound editor
Loïc Gourbe	....	sound recordist
Sébastien Jeannot	....	dialogue editor
Grégory Lacroix	....	boom operator
Jean-Pierre Lelong	....	foley artist
Didier Lozahic	....	sound re-recording mixer
Fred Mays	....	post-synchronisation
Jean Minondo	....	sound
Philippe Seban	....	assistant foley artist
Alexandre Widmer	....	supervising sound editor
Alexandre Fleurant	....	sound effects editor: night club scene (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Aurelia Abate	....	effects producer
Anais Bertrand	....	special effects coordinator
Pierre Buffin	....	special effects supervisor
Jérome de Baecque	....	effects producer
Georges Demétrau	....	special effects
Rahel Makonnen	....	special effects coordinator
Jérome Miel	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Nicolas Bernard	....	digital artist: BUF
Anais Bertrand	....	visual effects coordinator
Stephanie Broussaud	....	Lustre assistant
Stephane Ceretti	....	digital compositor: BUF
Nicolas Chevallier	....	digital artist
Antoine Deschamps	....	digital artist
Nicolas Galan	....	software engineer: research and development
Mikael Genachte-Lebail	....	digital artist: BUF
Rip Hampton O'Neil	....	technical director: Duboicolor
Noel Hocquet	....	digital artist: BUF
Élodie Ichter	....	Lustre assistant
Abdel Ali Kassou	....	imaging manager
David Lebrun	....	digital artist
Anthony Liant	....	digital artist: BUF
Stephane Naze	....	visual effects supervisor: BUF
Ekkarat Rodthong	....	digital artist: BUF
Debaveye Thibault	....	Flame artist

Stunts
Virginie Arnaud	....	stunts
Patrick Bernaud	....	stunt driver
Sybille Blouin	....	stunts
Thong Bui	....	stunts
Mohamed Elachi	....	stunts
Samy Gharbi	....	stunts
Michel Julienne	....	stunt driver
Pascal Lavanchy	....	stunt driver
Gabriel Mercier	....	stunts
Loïc Molla	....	stunts
David Moulin	....	stunts
Maud Muller	....	stunts (as Maud Muller-Vitu)
Sébastien Peres	....	stunts
Cyril Raffaelli	....	stunt coordinator
Frederick Renard	....	stunts
Loïc Saintilan	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Jean-Paul Agostini	....	first assistant camera
Loïc Andrieu	....	assistant Steadicam operator
Stéphane Birzin	....	grip
Mathieu Caudroy	....	Steadicam operator
Jean Chesneau	....	grip
Antoni Dimundu	....	grip
William Gally	....	gaffer
Etienne George	....	still photographer
Nicolas Lartigue	....	second assistant camera
Maud Lemaistre	....	additional first assistant camera
David le Mevel	....	electrician
Laurent Martin	....	grip
Jean-Pierre Mas	....	key grip
Philippe Mourier	....	grip
Marc Mulero	....	gaffer
Claire Pierrard	....	second assistant camera
Cedric Poisson	....	grip
Vincent Richard	....	second assistant camera
Vince Rodriguez	....	gaffer (as Vincent Rodriguez)
William Sally	....	electrician
Olivier Sargatal	....	gaffer
Richard Savoye	....	underwater cinematographer
Daniel Smith	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Samia Fadli	....	extras casting
Franck Léger	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Élodie Desautels	....	costumer
Annie Guégan	....	assistant costumer
Marie-Line Harrang	....	assistant costumer

Editorial Department
Basile Belkhiri	....	avid technician: Digital Factory
Aurélie Laumont	....	color timer
Yvan Lucas	....	colorist: Duboi
Stéphanie Pedelacq	....	assistant editor
Nora Seches	....	color timer
Sidonie Waserman	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Lohengrin Braconnier	....	assistant music mixer
Jérôme Devoise	....	score mixer
Jérôme Lateur	....	music supervisor
Vincent Lebegue	....	music legal coordinator
Elise Luguern	....	music production supervisor
Alexandre Mahout	....	music assistant
Samuel Potin	....	music editor
Mehdi Sayah	....	assistant music supervisor

Other crew
Isabelle Agid	....	assistant: Luc Besson
Dominique Baran	....	production administrator
Laura Chéron	....	production secretary
Mali Cilla	....	script supervisor
Camille Courau	....	production assistant (as Camille Courau)
Camille Courau	....	production assistant
Romuald Drault	....	administrator (as Romuald Brault)
Michel Dupuis	....	production accountant
Marie-Christine Février	....	production administrator
Marc Libert	....	assistant: Luc Besson
Christophe Maratier	....	supervising armorer
Harmel Sbraire	....	coach
Harmel Sbraire	....	coach: actors
Martin Séchet	....	making-of director

Production Companies

• Europa Corp.
• TF1 Films Production (co-production)
• Apipoulaï (co-production)
• Canal+ (participation)
• Sofica Europacorp (participation)

Distributors

• Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Japan (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2005-2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• TOBIS Film (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2007) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Tiglon (2006) (Turkey) (all media)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• BUF (3D CG)

Other Companies

• Technovision France  camera equipment provided by
• Transpalux  lighting

Also Known As:

Alerte rouge (France) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX | DTS-ES

Certification:

Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | UK:15 | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:15A | USA:R | France:U | Germany:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14

Filming Locations:

Montmartre, Paris 18, Paris, France

Company:

Europa Corp.

Movie Connections:

References Léon (1994)

Delightful Comedy

I must admit, I was worried. The first directorial effort by Luc Besson after 6 years, and Besson having produced (and written) movies in between that can IMHO be only described as crap. No need to worry however: Angel-A is simply a delightful film. Expertly framed by Thierry Arbogast it presents a very simply story in a genuinely funny and original way. Both Jamel Debbouze and Rie Rasmussen are perfectly cast and seem to be having a lot of fun playing their respective parts. While one could say that the general setup of the picture is hardly new, it really doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the film or the underlying story. The film doesn't present many twists and turns, the ending can be foreseen about halfway through the film. The joy of getting there however makes up for any of the afore mentioned problems.

Now, please Monsieur Besson: Don't make us wait 6 years for the next live-action picture!