It is 1969 and seventeen-year-old Lou Field (Isabelle) and her sisters are ready for change. Tired of enduring kiddie games to humour a Dad (Rennie) desperate for the occasional shred of family normalcy, the Field house is a place where their Mom’s (Richardson) semi-catatonic state is the result of a tragic event years before they were born. But as the autumn unfolds, life is about to take a turn. This is the year that Lou and her sisters are torn between the lure of the world outside and the claustrophobic world of the Field house that can no longer contain the girls’ restless adolescence.
A story of a calamitous family trying to function,
Falling Angels is a story populated by beautiful youthful rebels and ill-equipped parents coping with the draw of a world in turmoil beyond the boundaries of home and a manicured lawn. Based on the novel by Barbara Gowdy.
Canadian Connection: Mostly Canadian cast; director
Scott Smith; filmed in Saskatoon, Regina and Niagara Falls.
ridiculous and depressing. but i was distracted by the incorrect dating of the movie. it was obviously written by someone who has little familiarity with the late '60s. I was 15 in 1969 and remember the time quite well. sorry. fallen angels is a late '50s, early '60s movie. definitely not 1969. guys - do better research next time.
Katarine Isabelle was absolutly amazing in this film. Shes actually the reason I decided to add the film to my DVD collection. Also cheak out GingerSnaps, Gingersnaps 2: Unleashed (though not as good as the first, seeing as how Katarine isn`t really in it), GingerSnaps 3 (shes in this one!), Turning Paige (yep, Katarine also stars in this), oh and I suppose you could rent Disturbing Behaviour (she has a small role in this as well ). As you can tell I am just so impressed with her acting, I love anything shes in!