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With Donna Deitch, Gwen Welles. Documentary about the death from cancer of Gwen Welles, who starred in such films as Nashville, Henry Jaglom's "Eating", New Years Day and Roger Vadim's "helle".
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- Documentary, Biography
- Donna Deitch
- 1998-10
May 2, 2010 · 51 subscribers. Subscribed. Like. 9.7K views 13 years ago. Donna Deitch directed this documentary, "Angel on my Shoulder," about the illness and death of her friend, actress Gwen Welles....
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Welles died from bowel cancer in 1993 at age 42. Donna Deitch directed An Angel On My Shoulder , a documentary about Welles' illness in 1992, which appeared at the IFC's Lesbian and Gay film festival in August 1998.
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Mar 28, 2022 · Angel On My Shoulder (1997) "Twenty years after stripping bare in Nashville, Welles is stripped bare, in almost all senses, in this chronicle that is part amazing, part exasperating, always compelling. Here is a woman remaining toujours wacky—it is Welles’s mode—even as the medical bulletins thud into
Producer/director Donna Deitch directed a documentary about Gwen's illness and subsequent death. Diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 1992, she opted not to take the conventional treatment route, and the film shows her gradual deterioration. Shot on video with a later transfer to 16mm, this film was shown at the 1998 Berlin Film Festival.
- January 1, 1
- Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
- January 1, 1
- Santa Monica, California, USA
Donna Deitch directed this documentary, “Angel on my Shoulder,” about the illness and death of her friend, actress Gwen Welles (NASHVILLE, HELLE). Diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 1992, Gwen chose not to go for conventional treatments, and the film shows her deterioration.
1997. 1 hr 23 mins. Documentary. NR. Watchlist. Donna Deitch directed this documentary about the illness and death of her friend, actress Gwen Welles (Nashville). Diagnosed with an...
