The Black Angel (Der schwarze Engel) 50 years old

Two women, one from Boston and one from Germany, flee their empty lives to seek fulfillment in Mexico. The Black Angel is a transitional film; on one hand, it is a companion piece to Willow Springs, featuring two Schroeter regulars as characters far from home and in extremis; on the other hand, it is a film essay about Mexico and as such a harbinger of Schroeter’s nonfiction work to come. While he clearly shares his characters’ fascination with Mexico, the filmmaker also savages touristic exoticism – the otherworldly appearances of his protagonists and their rapturous reactions to new surroundings contrast sharply with the sober perceptions of Mexican history and economics featured in the documentary segments and in the prosaic presence of a non-professional cast of locals. - Harvard Film Archive

Credits

The Black Angel Cast

Name	Character
Magdalena Montezuma She was 32, 41 years old when she died
Ellen Umlauf She was 49, 74 years old when she died

The Black Angel Crew

Name	Department
Werner Schroeter as Director. He was 29 (65) years old when He died	Directing
Werner Schroeter as Writer. He was 29 (65) years old when He died	Writing