When Angels Fall
The twenty-one-minute-film is set in a men's public rest room and recounts the day to day existence of an elderly woman who serves as an attendant in the lavatory. As an endless procession of men pass before her, relieving themselves in the urinals, the attendant escapes her reality by daydreaming about the past and the soldier she once loved and the child she bore him.
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When Angels Fall
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 31, 1959
Runtime
0h 21m
Genres
Drama
User Score
65%
Original Title
Gdy spadają anioły
Production Companies
Łódź Film School
Director
Roman Polanski
Description
The twenty-one-minute-film is set in a men's public rest room and recounts the day to day existence of an elderly woman who serves as an attendant in the lavatory. As an endless procession of men pass before her, relieving themselves in the urinals, the attendant escapes her reality by daydreaming about the past and the soldier she once loved and the child she bore him.
