The Strange Case of Angelica

[Machine Translation] Manoel de OLIVEIRA is a world master known for his magical style. This film, shot at the age of 101, is a mysterious and surprisingly fresh tale of a love fantasy that transcends time and space. The opening film of the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival's Un Certain Regard section. --A small town on the Douro River. Late at night, Isaac, a young Jewish man whose hobby is photography, is asked by the butler of a wealthy mansion to take a picture of his daughter Angela, who died young, because the photographer happens to be away. The request is to take a picture of his daughter, Angelica, who died young. Isak is taken to the house and points his camera at Angelica lying on the sofa in her room. However, as soon as he looks through the viewfinder, Angelica opens her eyelids and smiles at him. Surprised, Isak takes the picture and leaves the mansion immediately. The next morning, when he develops the film, Angelica smiles at him as if she is alive again. At night, Isak wakes up from his sleep, and this time she appears on the balcony, and the two of them soar into the air, floating between the trees and over the river, and eventually ascend into the night sky... Commentary leaflet and postcard enclosed.

*Rated 15-and-over.

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魔術的作風で知られる世界の巨匠マノエル・ド・オリヴェイラ。本作は、そのオリヴェイラ監督が101歳の時に撮り上げた、ミステリアスで驚くほど瑞々しい、時空を超えた愛の幻想譚。 第63回カンヌ国際映画祭 ある視点部門オープニング作品。 ――ドゥロ河流域の小さな町。写真が趣味のユダヤ人青年イサクは、夜遅く、たまたま写真家が不在の為、富豪邸宅の執事から撮影を依頼される。依頼は若くして死んだ娘アンジェリカの写真を撮って欲しいというもの。家に案内され、部屋のソファに横たわるアンジェリカにカメラを向けるイザク。ところが、ファインダーを覗いた途端、アンジェリカが瞼を開き彼に微笑みかける。驚いたイザクは写真を撮るや、早々に邸を後にする。翌朝、現像すると写真の中のアンジェリカが再び生きているかのように彼に微笑む。夜になって寝ていたイザクが起き上がると、今度はバルコニーに彼女が現われる。2人は抱き合ったまま宙に舞い上がり、木々の間や河の上を浮遊し、やがて夜の空へと昇っていく・・・。 解説リーフレット、ポストカード封入。