Baptême des cloches
On 24th October, His Eminence Cardinal Ricard, the Archbishop of Bordeaux blessed the bells in the belfry, which now adorns Château Angélus’ façade. These bells form an outstanding campanile including the 700-kilo Angélus no. 3 bell, whose strike tone is G and the 305-kilo Emilion no. 4 bell, whose strike tone is C and a peal of 18 bells. The Angelus bell’s patrons are Jacques and Christian de Boüard de Laforest, while the Emilion bell has Hubert de Boüard de Laforest and Jean-Bernard Grenié as patrons. Photos + vidéo du Baptême avec le chant, danseuses.
THE WIFE OF ANOTHER
Marie, who is 40, wakes up thinking she is 25. She has forgotten 15 years of her life. She wakes up at the beginning of a love relationship, which in fact is coming to an end. She awakens and has four days to conquer the man of her life all over again.
My Worst Nightmare
She lives with her husband and son in an exclusive apartment in front of the Parc du Luxembourg. He lives with his son in the back of a van. She is the head of an exclusive contemporary art foundation. He lives off social security and odd jobs. She has graduated after 7 years’ study. He nearly spent 7 years behind bars. She has a good relationship with the Minister of Culture and Arts. He has a good relationship with alcoholic beverages of all kinds. She loves intellectual discussions. He loves occasional sex with big-breasted women. They are not in the least alike, and don’t get on at all together. They should never have met, but their sons are inseparable. They will see why in the end.
FREE EXCHANGE
A rainy evening in Brussels. Jocelyne and Marthe don’t know each other. One doesn’t have a man any more, the other has too many. The former lived a quiet life; the latter always dreamed of it. Jocelyne was a housewife, Marthe is an escort girl. Nothing destined them to meet.
L'IMMORTEL
Charly Mattei has turned his back on his life as an outlaw. For the last three years, he's led a peaceful life devoting himself to his wife and two children. Then, one winter’s morning, he's left for dead in the carpark in Marseille's old port, with 22 bullets in his body. Against all odds, he doesn't die. This film is a work of fiction inspired by real-life events in the world of the Marseilles mafia.
Vernissage Pierre de Berroeta
From 7th December 2009 to 29th January 2010 Angélus presents the exhibition of the artist Pierre de Berroeta. His daughter Marie-Laure Berroeta introduced her father’s works at the private showing. Some works are exhibited at the Chateau.
INCOGNITO
Lucas has become a superstar by using a friend’s songs as if they were his own, thinking the friend had disappeared. Suddenly the friend returns. In order to hide his fortune and his fame, Lucas makes the mistake of asking Francis, a failed actor, to take his place.
THE CODE HAS CHANGED
A dinner is like a dictatorship of appearances: you dress up, you laugh, you tell stories, you show off, you share memories and projects. Anxiety is hidden behind humour and sorrow is muffled in gales of laughter. And for just a few hours, you go along with it. And that’s key. If you have the right code and respect others, cordiality, hypocrisy, good humour, you can enjoy a great evening. But the masks fall on the way home.
