Schatten der Engel
Beautiful, detached, laconic, consumptive Lily Brest is a streetwalker with few clients. She loves her idle boyfriend, Raoul, who gambles away what little she earns. The town's power broker, called the rich Jew, discovers she is a good listener, so she's soon busy. Raoul imagines grotesque sex scenes between Lily and the Jew; he leaves her for a man. Her parents, a bitter Fascist who is a cabaret singer in drag and her wheelchair-bound mother, offer no refuge. Even though all have a philosophical bent, the other whores reject Lily because she tolerates everyone, including men. She tires of her lonely life and looks for a way out. Even that act serves the local corrupt powers.
Shadow of Angels is a 1976 drama film exploring the harsh realities of life on society's margins through the story of Lily Brest, a streetwalker navigating love, exploitation, and isolation in a corrupt town. Released in September 1976, the film presents a bleak portrait of a woman trapped by circumstance and the indifference of those around her.
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When was Shadow of Angels released?
The film was released on September 3, 1976.
What is Shadow of Angels about?
The film follows Lily Brest, a withdrawn streetwalker with few clients who becomes entangled with the town's powerful figures while her boyfriend gambles away her earnings and her own family offers no support. As she seeks a way out of her lonely existence, she discovers that even escape serves the corrupt powers that control her world.
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Shadow of Angels was released in 1976 and may be available through classic film archives, streaming services specializing in arthouse cinema, or physical media retailers, though availability varies by region.
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