Shadow of Angels (1976)
- Original title
- Schatten der Engel
- Directed by
- Daniel Schmid
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany, Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 4.4 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A prostitute navigates a corrupt and oppressive city where exploitation and hypocrisy are rampant. The story follows her interactions with a variety of powerful and predatory men in a nightmarish urban landscape.
grimbleakslow-pacedmelancholicunsettlingcerebraldarkstylizedsomber
What happens
Shadow of Angels (German: Schatten der Engel) is a 1976 Swiss drama film directed by Daniel Schmid and written by Schmid and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Adapted from Fassbinder's play Der Müll, die Stadt und der Tod, the film stars Ingrid Caven and was screened in competition at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
- The Elixirs of the Devil (1976)
- Golden Night (1976)
- Petty Thieves (1976)
- I Only Want You To Love Me (1976)
- Chinese Roulette (1976)
- Zerschossene Träume (1976)
- Mosquito the Rapist (1976)
- Es herrscht Ruhe im Land (1976)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…