Carole Laure 1977

"L'Ange et la femme" is a very curious, surreal, black-and-white film, based on the premises that angels exist on earth in the guise of humans and that they can resurrect the dead and affect the time stream and that they live for beauty.

A beautiful woman is murdered but is resurrected by the angel Gabriel who falls in love with her beauty. She has no memory of her past life. By keeping her alone with him in a home in the wilderness, away from humanity, he is able to teach her the angelic concept of beauty and she is able to learn to play the piano beautifully in a very short time. However, her longing to return to humanity leads her out of the protection and beauty of the angelic life.

Director: Gilles Carle
Writer: Gilles Carle
Stars: Carole Laure, Lewis Furey, Jean Comptois |

The entire project was filmed at a Quebec farmhouse owned by lead actress Carole Laure. The cast and crew stayed at the house while the film was being shot.

The film had a total budget of $35 000, all of which was obtained by producer Robert Lantos from the Canadian movie exhibitor Famous Players. Nobody who worked on the film was paid up front for their work. Instead, they each owned a piece of any potential profits.