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, 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.[3] The film's plot follows an angel named Joy (Brook) who falls in love with a lonely human widower, Geoffrey (Mercier).
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Angels in Notting Hill |
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Directed by | Michael Pakleppa |
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Written by | Michael Pakleppa |
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Starring |
- Selma Brook
- Ryan Mercier
- Tina Gray
- Stefanie Wallis
- Christopher Lee
- Renée Castle
- Vadim Kosmos
- Angus Brown
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Production company | Continent Film |
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- 29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) (London)
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Running time | 99 minutes |
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Language | English |
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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.[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]