Melancholie Der Engel Aka The Angels Melancholy -
Finally, on May 1, 2009, "Melancholie der Engel" premiered at the Weekend of Fear Festival in Nuremberg, Germany. It later traveled to the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in October 2009, where it ironically won the award for Best International Feature Film in the Arthouse Genre. Since then, the film has seen multiple home releases, including a 2015 Blu-ray debut in Austria and a US release in 2020 by PCM media, often including the Director's Approved Extended Cut.
Marian Dora’s directorial style is utterly unique. Melancholie der Engel is shot on digital video but filtered and edited to resemble a degraded 16mm film from the 1970s—grainy, overexposed in places, with desaturated, earthy colors (browns, moss greens, ochres, the red of dried blood). melancholie der engel aka the angels melancholy