Angela
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rebecca Miller
Miranda Stuart Rhyne
Charlotte Blythe
Anna Thomson
Garrett Bemer
Henry Stram
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Angela (age 10) and Ellie (age 6) live in Catskill, New York, a run-down town that business and industry have fled. Their mother, Mae, a beautiful, glamorous, eccentrically-dressed woman, has had to abandon her singing career because of an increasingly severe case of manic depression. Their father, Andrew, an earthy ex-musician, has made a pact not to put Mae on lithium; it kills her "spirit." In an effort to give the girls a "bland" experience to counteract the unpredictability of their lives, Andrew, himself an atheist, starts taking the family to church. He has no idea how powerfully the ideas embodied by Christianity will affect Angela, who becomes obsessed by the idea of sin. Angela convinces herself that the cleaner of sin she and her sister are, the happier their mother will be. To this end, she creates rituals to effect the inner purification of herself and her sister. Gradually, Angela moves further and further into the world of her own visionary imagination.
Director
Rebecca Miller
Cast
Miranda Stuart Rhyne
Charlotte Blythe
Anna Thomson
Garrett Bemer
Henry Stram
Carl Nick Reighn
Peter Facinelli
Roxana Stuart
Nurith Cohn
Constance Mccord
Tillet Wright
Hynden Walch
John Ventimiglia
Vincent Gallo
Marty Laster
Will Mcknight
Jack O'connell
Ruth Maleczech
Sara Caitlin Hall
Rodger L Phillips
Crew
Ellen Ackert
Alex Albanese
Carrie Ansell
Ben Barraud
Daniel Beaman
Melanie Bell
Sonya Bertolozzi
Paul Bickel
Andrew Blauner
Glen Carbutt
Pam Cheney
Alex Cohn
Jennet Cook
John Curry
Renee Cusumano
Sherry Daniel
John Dodgin
Sean M Donovan
Matthew Elefant
Adam Escott
Peter Facinelli
Roy Farfel
Jonathan Fireman
Matt Flannery
Joe Foley
Valerie Gatchell
Christine Gee
Kelly Gleason
Jessica Gohlke
Debbie Greg
Steve Hamilton
Henry L Jackson
Toni-leslie James
Drew Jiritano
Ron Kastner
David Kirschner
Wolf Koslow
Ellen Kuras
Allison Lakin
Ted Lehane
Melody London
Susannah Mccarthy
John Mcfarlane
Will Mcknight
Jill Merritt
Rebecca Miller
Lucie Mitchell
Michael Montella
Stuart Montgomery
Inge Morath
Lois Morgan
Robert T Morgan
A Lee Morris
John Nadeau
Jack O'connell
Toshiaki Ozawa
Dr. Henry Paul
Simone Perusse
Julian Petrillo
Pam Reece
Michael Rodia
Michael Rohatyn
Christina Rosati
Caroline Seckinger
Steve Silkensen
Ian Silverstein
Tamela Sloan
Lydia B Smith
Carola Spadoni
Stefan Springman
Reilly Steele
Lemore Syvan
Daniel Talpers
Dr. Andrew Tershakovec
Kay Thomas
Todd Thomas
Todd Thomas
Cindy Tolan
Cindy Tolan
Jennifer Truelove
Susanna Virtanen
Ian Vollmer
Alex Westerman
Tillet Wright
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Filmmakers Trophy in the dramatic category at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Also won the Cinematography Award, a prize cinematographer Ellen Kuras previously received for Tom Kalin's "Swoon" (USA/1992) at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival.
Released in United States February 2, 1996
Released in United States January 1995
Released in United States June 1995
Released in United States October 1995
Released in United States September 1995
Released in United States Winter January 26, 1996
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 1995.
Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (Closing Night) in New York City September 17-24, 1995.
Shown at Prague International Film Festival June 9-17, 1995.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.
Feature directorial debut for actress Rebecca Miller, the daughter of playwright Arthur Miller and photographer Inge Morath.
Angela Miller received the 1995 Open Palm Award for Best New Director at the Independent Feature Project's fifth annual Gotham Awards.
Began shooting July 11, 1994.
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.)
Released in United States Winter January 26, 1996
Released in United States February 2, 1996 (Nuart; Los Angeles)
Completed shooting late August 1994.
Released in United States June 1995 (Shown at Prague International Film Festival June 9-17, 1995.)
Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) (Closing Night) in New York City September 17-24, 1995.)
Released in United States October 1995 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 1995.)
