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Angel Heart is
the brooding, ominous,
filmed presentation
of the novel 'Falling
Angel' by William
Hjortsberg.
Directed and screenwritten
by Alan Parker (Midnight
Express , Pink Floyd's
The Wall), the film
was largely overlooked
and underappreciated
upon its release
in 1987, but with
the passage of time,
the fine wine of
masterful artistry
is sipped anew,
and this vintage
is sweet and blood
red.
It's a rare treat
to find actors,
cinematographers
and score composers
displaying their
talents with such
finesse and subtlety,
all with the goal
of creating an enduring
work of such diabolical
suspense and horror
It's the 1950's
and the effects
of World War II
are just beginning
to fade when a private
investigator named
Harry Angel is hired
to track down a
one-time recording
star who has reneged
on a contract with
a mysterious and
eccentric businessman.
Angel delves deep
into a web of sinister
relationships, satanic
influences and horrid
deaths only to be
trapped himself
in the maze of dark
secrets.
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