Encyclopedia of French Film Directors

20 • ANGEL, HÉLÈNE
ANGEL, HÉLÈNE (May 3, 1967, Les Lilas, Seine-
Saint-Denis, France–)
The daughter of a painter mother and a sculptor father,
she studied at the Fémis (the new IDHEC) from
1987 to 1991. She began in fi lms directing shorts.
Occasional casting director for a TV movie (1993
Les Années Lycée, episode “Un Air de Liberté,” Eric
Barbier), she also co-wrote Superlove (Jean-Claude
Janer, 1999).
Filmography
1989 La Fin d’une Tradition (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1991 Jeune Fille en Désordre (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1995 La Vie parisienne (short; also screenwriter,
dialogist)
1999 Peau d’Homme, Cœur de Bête (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist)
2003 Rencontre avec le Dragon (also co-screenwriter,
co-dialogist)
Television Filmography
2007 Hôtel des longues Peines (documentary; also
screenwriter)
ANGELO, MARC (December 1, 1951, Meknès,
Morocco–)
He spent his childhood in Morocco. After receiving
his master’s of letters degree (his thesis was about
André Delvaux) and his degree in cinematographic
and audiovisual studies from the Sorbonne University,
he directed two shorts before being hiring by Pierre
Schoendoerffer as second assistant director (1977 Le
Crabe-Tambour / US video: Drummer-Crab). He successively
worked as unit manager (1980 La Femme Flic,
Yves Boisset; 1981 Une Etrange Affaire, Pierre Granier-
Deferre), second unit director (1987 Dernier Eté à
Tanger, Alexandre Arcady; 1989 L’Union sacrée, 1990
La Baule-les-Pins / USA: C’est la Vie, Diane Kurys; 1991
Pour Sacha / USA: For Sasha, Alexandre Arcady; 1992
Après l’Amour / UK: After Love / USA: Love After Love,
Diane Kurys), technical adviser (1989 La Barbare), and
co-screenwriter (1992 Le Grand Pardon II / USA: Day
of Atonement, Alexandre Arcady).
Filmography
1974 Des Bracelets pour une Bague (short)
1975 Symphonie concertante (short)
1984 Tir à Vue
Television Filmography
1994 Navarro (episodes “Coup bas,” “Femmes en
Colère”; France / Switzerland)
1995 Pour une Vie ou Deux
1996 Quai No. 1 (episodes “Marie Gare,” “Le Cahier
de Jeanne”; also co-screenwriter; France /
Belgium / Switzerland)
Balade en Ville (also co-screenwriter)
1997 Un Homme en Colère (episodes “La Seconde
Maman,” “Une Mort si douce”)
1998 Bob le Magnifi que (France / Belgium)
Un Flic presque parfait . . .
Bébés Boum
Manèges (co-director with Charlotte Brandström)
1999 Scherpa (episode “Mort dans les Landes”)
2000 B.R.I.G.AD. (episodes “Le Stratagème chinois,”
“La Secte des Lunes,” “Deux Filles en Cavale,”
“Le Forcené,” “Point Bombe,” “Mutinerie”)
2001 Duettistes (episode “Les Jeunes Proies”)
Un Homme en Colère (episode “La Seconde
Maman”)
2002 Alex Santana, Négociateur (episode “L’Inconnue
du Belvédère”)
2003 Diane, Femme Flic (episode “La Dette”)
2004 L’Enfant de l’Aube (also actor)
B.R.I.G.AD. (episodes “Dialogue de Sourds,”
“Noces rouges,” “Petit Môme,” “Sur le Fil du
Rasoir,” “Le Fortin,” “Pavillon noir”)
Diane, Femme Flic (episodes “Sous Infl uence,”
“Engrenage”)
2005 Cyrano de Ménilmontant
Joseph
Lucas Ferré: Le Plaisir du Mal
2006 Diane, Femme Flic (episode “Mauvaise Pente”)
2007 Diane, Femme Flic (episode “L’Amour d’une
Mère”)
Marie Humbert, le Combat d’une Mère
Le Canapé du rouge
2009 Lignes de Feu (six episodes)
ANGELO, YVES (January 22, 1956, France–)
Having graduated from Louis Lumière National
School of the Cinema (Vaugirard at the time), photography
section, in 1975, he began as cameraman
(1979 L’Adolescente / Mädchenjähre / USA: The Adolescent,
Jeanne Moreau, France / West Germany) and
was camera assistant from 1979 (Haine / Le Credo
de la Violence / USA: Hate, Dominique Goult) to
1988 (Camille Claudel, Bruno Nuytten). He had since