Dirty Like an Angel (1991) - Catherine Breillat - Letterboxd
Dirty Like an Angel (original French title: Sale comme un ange ) is a 1991 French drama film written and directed by . Movie Overview Dirty Like an Angel -Catherine Breillat- 1991-
A jaded, middle-aged detective who is lonely, cynical, and grappling with declining health (a potential cancer diagnosis). He avoids emotional intimacy, preferring the company of prostitutes and his male colleagues. Didier Theron (Nils Tavernier): Dirty Like an Angel (1991) - Catherine Breillat
Breillat, in a masterstroke, refuses to turn Barbara into a heroine. She is not likable. She is cold, cryptic, and often cruel. She toys with Georges not for revenge, but because it amuses her. This is not a feminist revenge fantasy. It is something far more unsettling: a portrait of a woman who has achieved a kind of post-human liberty, and who is consequently as amoral as a natural disaster. Didier Theron (Nils Tavernier): Breillat, in a masterstroke,
Nils Tavernier, the younger, more reckless reflection of Georges. Artistic Themes and Style