Lily Brest, a solitary prostitute unable to solicitate for herself, her pimp obsessed with the sex of his clients, her father, ex-Nazi and transvestite, a Jewish promoter….a kaleidoscope of multiple personalities. The Shadow of Angels is a film about power, money and the total impunity of love. Its beauty is not only due to Fassbinder's story, but also the dramatic force of the images and the direction of Schmid, but also the interpretation by an actress of immense talent, Ingrid Caven.
