7/10
A Simple Story of Friendship
6 July 2023
The drifter Isabelle 'Isa' Tostin (Élodie Bouchez) travels to Lille to meet her former boyfriend but he has traveled to Belgium. She looks for a job since she has no money in a clothing factory, and befriends Marie Thomas (Natacha Régnier), who also works in the factory. Despite their differences of behavior, they become friends. Marie is taking care of an apartment, whose owners have had a car accident, and Isa stays with her in the place until the day that a tragedy happens.

"La vie rêvée des anges", a.k.a. "The Dreamlife of Angels", is a French film with a simple story of friendship between two working class young women with no perspective in life. Marie is impulsive, promiscuous and emotionally unstable while Isa is more rational and conservative. When their worlds collide, there is a tragedy and Isa moves on. The performances of Élodie Bouchez and Marie Thomas are top notch. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "A Vida Sonhada dos Anjos" ("The Dreamlife of the Angels")
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