Angels in Notting Hill

Angels in Notting Hill is a 2016 independent fantasy film written and directed by Michael Pakleppa. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and Germany,[1] it stars Selma Brook, Ryan Mercier, Tina Gray and Stefanie Wallis; it also features the voice of Christopher Lee, in one of his last film roles following his death in 2015.[2][3] The film's plot follows an angel named Joy (Brook) who falls in love with a lonely human widower, Geoffrey (Mercier).[2]

Angels in Notting Hill
Promotional release poster
Directed byMichael Pakleppa
Written byMichael Pakleppa
Starring
  • Selma Brook
  • Ryan Mercier
  • Tina Gray
  • Stefanie Wallis
  • Christopher Lee
  • Renée Castle
  • Vadim Kosmos
  • Angus Brown
Production
company
Continent Film
Release date
  • 29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) (London)
Running time
99 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
LanguageEnglish

Cast
  • Christopher Lee as The Boss / Mr. President[2]
  • Selma Brook as Joy[2]
  • Ryan Mercier as Geoffrey[2]
  • Renée Castle as Rebecca[2]
  • Tina Gray as Miss Maple[2]
  • Angus Brown as Good Waiter[2]
  • Vadim Kosmos as Bob[2]
  • Stefanie Wallis as Suzie[2]

Production

Prior to the production of Angels in Notting Hill, actor Christopher Lee was attached to appear in a live-action film adaptation of the 1968 novel The Last Unicorn.[4] According to director Michael Pakleppa, the adaptation, which was to be produced by Continental Film, "didn't work out in time".[4] Instead, Lee and Pakleppa collaborated on the Continental Film-produced Angels in Notting Hill, in which Lee has a dual voice role as The Boss, an off-screen character, and Mr. President, a plush toy dog.[2][4] For the latter character, puppeteer Mark Jefferis performed to Lee's pre-recorded voice lines.[4] Pakleppa later stated:[4]

It surely wasn't meant as a farewell [for Lee], but as a funny little intermezzo between his next big jobs. But I always wanted to see, or at least hear, him in roles that were not the usual villain horror stuff, but as ironical, sarcastic, warm-hearted, philosophical, and in many ways deep and wise as he really was. So, I took the chance to have in the film, since he was incredibly wide and open for experiments.

Angels in Notting Hill was filmed in London, England, between 2012 and 2015.[5] Shooting took place in Notting Hill, Bayswater, Little Venice, the Grand Union Canal, Hackney, Brighton and Abney Park.[6]

Release

Angels in Notting Hill premiered in London on 29 October 2016.[2]

Home media

The film was made available on video-on-demand (VOD) services in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany.[7] A "collector's edition" DVD release, featuring an extended director's cut of the film that runs 11 minutes longer than its theatrical cut, was released by Absolut Medien.[7]

References
  1. Pohle Jr., Hart & Baldwin 2017, p. 5.
  2. Pohle Jr., Hart & Baldwin 2017, p. 6.
  3. Rosser, Michael (11 June 2015). "Christopher Lee dies aged 93". Screen International. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  4. Mosley, Stephen (2022). Christopher Lee: The Loneliness of Evil. Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. ISBN 978-1644301289.
  5. "Film". Angels in Notting Hill. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. "The Making of Angels in Notting Hill". Angels in Notting Hill. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. "News About Angels in Notting Hill". Angels in Notting Hill. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

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