In Alan Parker's ANGEL HEART, based on the novel FALLING ANGEL by William Hjortsberg, a New York City gumshoe is hired to find an aging blues singer. Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke) follows clues from the ominous ghettos of Harlem to the witchy backwoods of Louisiana, where he takes up with Epiphany Proudfoot (Lisa Bonet), the beautiful young daughter of a voodoo priestess, whom he believes will be able to shed light on the growing mystery surrounding the missing musician. As Angel closes in on the truth of the case, his contacts start turning up dead. He begins to suspect he might be next. Parker (MISSISSIPPI BURNING) threads a commentary on the limitations of modern Western society into his sensual, suspenseful thriller. As the story unfolds, Angel relies less and less on his failing, overwhelmed rational mind (and handgun) and more on Epiphany's ancient mojo. Rourke captures the unraveling protagonist perfectly, and Bonet adds an erotic and mysterious edge with her performance. Robert De Niro is both funny and malevolent as Angel's mysterious client, Louis Cyphre. Shimmering with a beguiling mist of the macabre, ANGEL HEART provides an unexpectedly haunting dose of gothic noir.
Product Identifiers
Producer
Mario Kassar
EAN
5055201808653
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73385006
Product Key Features
Film/TV Title
Angel Heart
Actor
Rick Washburn, Charlotte Rampling, Robert De Niro, Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet, Stocker Fontelieu
Director
Alan Parker
Format
Blu-ray
Language
English
Release Year
2009
Features
Widescreen
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Run Time
112 Mins
Genre
Drama, General
Additional Product Features
Certificate
18
Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States of America
Director of Photography
Michael Seresin
Reviews
Variety - ...A mightily absorbing mystery that also represents the best sustained filmmaking of director Alan Parker..., Sight And Sound - A definitive 1980s period piece
, Total Film - It's still a kick to see the two Method men lock acting antlers -- particularly with both at the peak of their pomp