Angelo My Love
| Angelo My Love | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Robert Duvall |
| Produced by | Robert Duvall |
| Written by | Robert Duvall |
| Starring | Angelo Evans |
| Music by | Michael Kamen |
| Cinematography | Joseph Friedman |
| Edited by | Stephen Mack |
Production company |
Lordon Limited |
| Distributed by | Cinecom Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Angelo My Love is a 1983 American drama film about New York City gypsies, directed by Robert Duvall. It was screened out of competition at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Angelo Evans as Himself
- Michael Evans as Himself
- Ruthie Evans as Herself
- Tony Evans as Himself
- Debbie Evans as Herself
- Steve Tsigonoff as Himself
- Millie Tsigonoff as Herself
- Frankie Williams as Himself
- George Nicholas as Himself
- Katerina Ribraka as Patricia
- Timothy Phillips as School Teacher
- Lachlan Youngs as Student Reporter
- Jennifer Youngs as Student Reader
- Louis Garcia as Hispanic Student
- Margaret Millan Gonzalez as Old Woman
Production
Robert Duvall first saw the lead actor, Angelo, in 1977 when he was 8 years old, having an argument with an older woman on Columbus Avenue that "sounded like a lovers quarrel."[2] The screenplay for Angelo My Love was written by Mr. Duvall, with some dialogue improvised by the gypsy actors, most of whom play themselves. His mother had a fortune-telling business.
Besides Angelo are his older brother Michael, his mother, his sister Debbie, and his girlfriend Patricia (Katerina Ribraka); his father Tony Evans, from the movie might have been thought to be absent, but is actually in a couple of scenes.
Reception
"Angelo is a kind of idealized sum-total of all New York street kids no matter what their ethnic backgrounds. He is physically small but he has such a big, sharply defined personality that he seems to be a child possessed by the mind and experiences of a con man in his 20's. Then, as the movie goes on, one sees Angelo moving from glib, smart-talking self-assurance to childhood tears and back again, all in the space of a few seconds of screen time. This, too, may be part of Angelo's con, but it's also unexpectedly moving as well as funny. Angelo, among other things, is scared of ghosts."[2]
Variety reported that Mr. Duvall spent more than $1 million and five years on the film[3] and that many of the cast, including Angelo, did not read English.
San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles commercial screenings were documented, with a Cinemax cable presentation in 1985.
In popular culture
The film is frequently mentioned in Anne Rampling's novel Exit to Eden.
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: Angelo My Love". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
- 1 2 Canby, Vincent (April 27, 1983), "'ANGELO MY LOVE,' DUVALL TALE OF GYPSIES", New York Times
- ↑ Herb (April 27, 1983), "Angelo, My Love (Color)", Variety
External links
- Angelo My Love at the Internet Movie Database
- Angelo My Love at AllMovie
- The Making of "Angelo My Love" by Lorimar Motion Pictures
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