Falling Angels (2003)

Directed by

Scott Smith

Genre

coming-of-age film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three sisters come of age in the late 1960s while dealing with their dysfunctional family. The story shows how secrets between parents and children can have destructive effects.

darkly comictensemelancholicslow-burnunsettlingnostalgicbittersweetdysfunctional

What happens

Falling Angels is a 2003 independent film by Scott Smith, based on the novel of the same name by Barbara Gowdy and adapted for the screen by poet and author Esta Spalding. It is the second feature film by Scott Smith, writer, producer and director of Rollercoaster (1999). Set in the late 1960s, the film is a dark comedy focusing on the coming of age of three sisters and their struggle for independence in a dysfunctional family. It is also a story about the destructive effects of secrecy between parents and children. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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