Rendezvous with an angel
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German title | Rendezvous with an angel |
Original title | The Preacher's Wife |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1996 |
length | 119 minutes |
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Director | Penny Marshall |
script |
Nat Mauldin , Allan Scott |
production | Samuel Goldwyn Junior |
music | Hans Zimmer |
camera | Miroslav Ondříček |
cut |
George Bowers , Stephen A. Rotter |
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Rendezvous with an Angel (Original: The Preacher's Wife ) is an American romantic comedy from 1996 with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston . It is a remake of the film Every Woman Needs an Angel (1947) with Cary Grant in the male lead. Both films are based on the 1927 novel The Bishop's Wife by Robert Nathan .
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It's advent time. Pastor Henry Biggs devotes all his energy to the diverse social needs of his black Baptist church in a poverty -stricken neighborhood of New York City . Immersed in his work, he does not notice that he is neglecting his wife Julia and his young son. To make matters worse, there are the machinations of an urban developer who lures the congregation, plagued by financial worries, with a swanky new church in order to secure the church property. The pastor fears the parish will collapse due to the remote location of this new parish center.
In response to a quick prayer, God sends him the angel Dudley to support him. Of course, the pastor doesn't think Dudley is an angel. But Dudley doesn't let himself be shaken off, makes herself useful in the parish office and the pastor's wife also takes a liking to Dudley's attention. When the pastor finally notices this, he decides to devote more time to his family again. After leading the urban developer back on the path of virtue and happily working on other problem areas, the angel erases all memories of him from the memory of the couple and leaves behind a happy family.
criticism
“An imaginatively staged and well-acted romantic comedy that has deliberately committed itself to a naive perspective. Although it loses some of its appeal due to dramaturgical deficiencies and strong emotionality, it still offers very pleasant entertainment overall. "
Soundtrack
The soundtrack to the film was released under the title "The Preacher's Wife: Original Soundtrack"
- I Believe In You and Me (Film Version)
- Step by step
- Joy
- Hold on, help is on the way
- I go to the rock
- I love the lord
- Somebody Bigger Than You and I
- You were loved
- My Heart Is Calling
- I Believe in You and Me (Single Version)
- Step by Step (Remix)
- Who Would Imagine a King
- He's all over me
- The Lord is My Shepherd
- Joy to the World
Awards
- Hans Zimmer was nominated for an Oscar for the film music .
- Whitney Houston received an Image Award .
Web links
- The Preacher's Wife in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dirk Jasper FilmLexikon: Rendezvous with an angel , memento in the web archive from August 6, 2014
- The Preacher's Wife atRotten Tomatoes(English)