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| Angels in Notting Hill | |
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| Directed by | Michael Pakleppa |
| Written by | Michael Pakleppa |
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Production company | Continent Film |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | €500,000 |
Angels in Notting Hill is a 2016independentfantasy film written and directed byMichael 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 ofChristopher 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]
Prior to the production ofAngels in Notting Hill, actor Christopher Lee was attached to appear in a live-action film adaptation of the 1968 novelThe 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-producedAngels 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 inLondon, England, between 2012 and 2015.[5] Shooting took place inNotting Hill,Bayswater,Little Venice, theGrand Union Canal,Hackney,Brighton andAbney Park.[6]
Angels in Notting Hill premiered in London on 29 October 2016.[2]
The film was made available onvideo-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 byAbsolut Medien.[7]