''Once Upon an Angel'' (French:''Peau d'Ange'', ) is a 2002 French

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film directed by Vincent Perez, starring Morgane Moré and

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Plot

Grégoire reluctantly returns to the countryside in order to oversee his mother's funeral. Being back in the small town where he was raised upsets him, as he is not ready yet to accept the fact his mother died. While looking for some comfort and solace, he meets a maid named Angèle. He manages to impress her by making up he was an important manager, although he only has a minor position in a cosmetics company. After they have spent the night in a hotel, he just leaves her but she cannot forget him, in particular because he was her first lover at all. Subsequently, she follows him and even manages to get hired as the maid of one of his colleagues. However, she then has to realise that Grégoire is about to become the son-in-law of his boss. Angèle observes how he is going to marry another woman for other reasons than love.

Cast

* as Angèle *

as Grégoire * Dominique Blanc as Sister Augustine * as Laure * as Josiane *

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as Angèle's solicitor * Olivier Gourmet as Faivre *

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as Faivre's wife * Michel Vuillermoz as Grégoire's uncle * as Amira * Hélène de Saint-Père as Ms Artaud * Laurent Terzieff as Mr Grenier * as Jocelyne * André Marcon as Angèle's father * as Doctor Artaud

Release

''Once Upon an Angel'' premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival on 24 August 2002, and was screened at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur on 28 September 2002. The film was released in France on 9 October 2002. An English subtitled direct-to-video version, including a making-of, a soundtrack, deleted scenes, a

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and two short films, was released on 28 May 2003.

Accolades

At the Cabourg Film Festival 2003, Moré was awarded the Swann d'Or for Best Actress.

Critical response

References

External links

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''Peau d'Ange''
on Vincent Perez' official website {{Vincent Perez 2002 films 2002 directorial debut films 2002 romantic drama films EuropaCorp films Films directed by Vincent Pérez Films shot in France 2000s French-language films French romantic drama films 2000s French films