

Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her.
Production
Sets so lurid they border on camp—intentionally so.
Acting
Romola Garai commits fully to Angel's exhausting narcissism.
Direction
Ozon weaponizes Douglas Sirk homage into something stranger.

Director
François Ozon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 1957 novel by Elizabeth Taylor (not that one), which Ozon discovered in a secondhand shop.
The film's divisive reception—polarized between 'masterpiece' and 'unwatchable'—mirrors Angel's own relationship to critical opinion.