The Strange Case of Angelica

Oliveira's first use of 21st-century digital technology paradoxically marks a return to the origins of cinema with the special effects trembling with a handcrafted sincerity and shimmering sense of wonder

The Strange Case of Angelica is indeed strange and unsettling. What it isn't is compelling or satisfying.

An uneven but intriguing piece of whimsy that veers from powerfully symbolic cinematography into self parody.

A master class in cinematic formalism, from a man with a lifetime of knowledge and experience.