Angelica (2015 film)
{{short description|Film by Mitchell Lichtenstein}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Angelica (film).jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Mitchell Lichtenstein
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Mitchell Lichtenstein
- Joyce M. Pierpoline
}}
| based_on = {{based on|Angelica|Arthur Phillips}}
| screenplay = Mitchell Lichtenstein
| starring = {{Plainlist |
}}
| music = Zbigniew Preisner
| cinematography = Dick Pope
| editing = {{Plainlist|
}}
| studio = Pierpoline Films
| distributor = Freestyle Digital Media
| released = {{Film date|2015|2|7|Berlin|2017|11|17|United States}}
| runtime = 95 minutes{{Cite web |date=March 19, 2018|title=Angelica (18) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/angelica-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0ymjgxmdi|access-date=April 7, 2025 |publisher=British Board of Film Classification}}
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Angelica is a 2015 American horror thriller film written and directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. The film stars Jena Malone, Janet McTeer, Ed Stoppard, and Tovah Feldshuh. It is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Arthur Phillips.
Cast
- Jena Malone as Constance
- Glynnis O'Connor as older Constance
- Janet McTeer as Anne Montague
- Ed Stoppard as Dr. Joseph Barton
- Tovah Feldshuh as Nora
- Charles Keating as Dr. Miles
- Henry Stram as Dr. Willette
- Daniel Gerroll as Dr. Pinfield-Smith
- James Norton as Harry
Production
Principal photography took place in April 2013 around London, with scenes filmed at Lincoln's Inn.{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2013|title=Filming scenes for Victorian period drama Angelica at Lincolns' Inn Featuring: Jena Malone, Ed Stoppard |url=https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-filming-scenes-for-victorian-period-drama-angelica-at-lincolns-inn-70690969.html |access-date=2025-04-07 |via=WENN|website=Alamy}} Some scenes were shot at the Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent, South East England.{{Cite web |date=2015-02-07 |title=Angelica (2015)|url=https://kentfilmoffice.co.uk/filmed-in-kent/2015/02/angelica-2015/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Kent Film Office}}
Release
It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival on February 7, 2015.{{Cite web |last=Roxborough |first=Scott |date=2015-01-16 |title=Berlin Completes Panorama Lineup |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/berlin-completes-panorama-lineup-764318/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} In September 2017, Freestyle Digital Media purchased the United States distribution rights, and released the film in limited theaters and on digital platforms on November 17, 2017.{{Cite web |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |date=2017-09-11 |title=Freestyle Digital Nabs Mitchell Lichtenstein's Thriller Angelica & Family Comedy Swing Away |url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/freestyle-digital-media-mitchell-lichtensteins-angelica-byron-allen-1202167263/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Deadline Hollywood}} It was released on DVD in the United Kingdom by Signature Entertainment on June 18, 2018.{{Cite web |title=Angelica DVD & Blu-ray |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Angelica-James-Norton/dp/B079PCBC6M |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=Amazon UK}}
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|70|5.610|10||access-date=April 7, 2025|ref=y}}{{cbignore}} {{Metacritic film prose|56|5|ref=yes|access-date=April 7, 2025}}{{cbignore}}
Scott Foundas of Variety wrote "But at least Angelica is never boring. No movie where the main character is repeatedly raped by an ectoplasmic incubus sporting an anaconda-sized phallus could be accused of that".{{Cite web |last=Foundas |first=Scott |date=2015-02-12 |title=Berlin Film Review: Angelica |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/berlin-film-review-angelica-1201430526/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Variety}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.freestyledigitalmedia.tv/film/angelica}}
- {{IMDb title}}
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Category:2015 horror thriller films
Category:American horror thriller films
Category:Films based on American horror novels
Category:Films scored by Zbigniew Preisner
Category:2010s English-language films