Angel Heart
■ Basic Data
| Item | Content |
|---|---|
| Year | 1987 |
| Country | United States |
| Director | Alan Parker |
| Cast | Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu |
| Genre | Psychological horror mystery film |
■ Title Language Table
| Language | Text | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| English | Angel Heart | – |
| Español | El corazón del ángel | El corazón del ángel |
| Français | Angel Heart | Angel Heart |
| Deutsch | Angel Heart | Angel Heart |
| Português | Coração Satânico | Coração Satânico |
| Italiano | Angel Heart – Ascensore per l’inferno | Angel Heart – Ascensore per l’inferno |
| Русский | Сердце Ангела | Serdtse Angela |
| 中文（简体） | 天使心 | – |
| 中文（繁體） | 天使心 | – |
| 한국어 | 엔젤 하트 | Enjel Hateu |
| ไทย | – | – |
| Tiếng Việt | Angel Heart | Angel Heart |
| Bahasa Indonesia | Angel Heart | Angel Heart |
| 日本語 | エンゼル・ハート | Enzeru Hāto |
■ One-Line Definition
👉 A work that depicts a structure in which detective inquiry and damned self-recognition collide within occult identity concealment
■ Synopsis
A private investigator searches for a missing singer and gradually uncovers the hidden truth of his own identity.
■ RECIPE Tags
#DamnedIdentity #OccultInquiry #SelfRecognition #FaustianConsequence
■ Primary Axis
- Entry: Investigation as descent into the self
Reason: The detective search appears external, but each clue moves toward the investigator’s own concealed truth.
Related Film: Shutter Island - Middle: Hidden guilt returning through memory
Reason: Repressed identity and buried violence reappear through fragmented evidence and psychological collapse.
Related Film: Memento - Core: The contract with evil as irreversible self-revelation
Reason: The final truth is not discovery of another criminal, but recognition of a damned bargain already made.
Related Film: The Devil’s Advocate
■ Secondary Axes
- Noir investigation and metaphysical punishment: Crime inquiry becomes a route into judgment rather than legal resolution.
Related Film: Jacob’s Ladder - The pursued object as false distance: The target of investigation is separated from the seeker only by a constructed identity.
Related Film: The Machinist
■ Person
- Director: Alan Parker
- Cast: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Lisa Bonet, Charlotte Rampling, Stocker Fontelieu
■ Structural Tags
#InquiryStructure #IdentityReversalStructure #DamnationStructure
■ Attribute Tags
#UnitedStates #1987Film #PsychologicalHorrorMysteryFilm
