Dirty Like An Angel -catherine Breillat- 1991-

Basic Information

• Original Title: Sale comme un ange
• Director: Catherine Breillat
• Writer: Catherine Breillat (based on her own novel)
• Release Year: 1991
• Country: France
• Language: French
• Genre: Drama / Erotic Thriller / Psychological Drama
• Runtime: 100 minutes (approx.)

Pierre is destroyed. He didn’t want a killer; he wanted a doll. Confronted with a real, desiring woman, his voyeurism collapses.

Released in 1991, Dirty Like an Angel (Sale comme un ange) remains one of the most intriguing entries in Catherine Breillat’s provocative filmography. While often categorized as a French policier (crime drama), the film serves as a visceral dissection of desire, power dynamics, and the "virgin-whore" binary that would eventually define the New French Extremism movement. Plot and Core Conflict Dirty Like an Angel -Catherine Breillat- 1991-

A jaded, middle-aged detective who is lonely, cynical, and grappling with declining health (a potential cancer diagnosis). He avoids emotional intimacy, preferring the company of prostitutes and his male colleagues. Didier Theron (Nils Tavernier): Basic Information