The Black Angel

The Black Angel

Directed by Jean-Claude Brisseau

Produced by Les Films Alain Sarde, La Sorcière Rouge

199495 min5.4 / 10

A morally murky thriller built on romantic entanglement and deception, where truth becomes increasingly elusive as a lawyer descends into a web of lies.

Stephane, the wife of a prominent magistrate, shoots and kills a man in her home and claims he tried to rape her. While investigating her case, her lawyer becomes hopelessly enmeshed in a web of lies and subterfuges concerning her past.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Black Angel end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Black Angel scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is The Black Angel sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is The Black Angel easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Black Angel violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity29

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise8

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Black Angel

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Black Angel

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Black Angel, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Black Angel, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Black Angel, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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