Wings of Desire

– Wings of Desire is Wim Wender’s artistically beautiful film about the lonely and immortal life of ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 8 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Original Name:
Der Himmel über Berlin
Wings of Desire (1987) - Also known as Der Himmel über Berlin

Wings of Desire is Wim Wender’s artistically beautiful film about the lonely and immortal life of angels during a post-war Berlin. It’s a poetic journey from the perspective of the angels of which one falls in love with a living woman and wants to become a mortal human thus giving up his heavenly life. Filmed in black and white and with a feeling of celebrating life.

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Wings of Desire (1987) - Trailer

Release Date:

06 May 1988

Language:

German, English, French, Turkish, Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writer:

Wim Wenders (screenplay by), Peter Handke (screenplay by)

Main Actors:

Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois

Plot:

Visible only to those like them and to human children, Damiel and Cassiel are two angels, who have existed even before humankind. Along with several other angels, they currently wander around West Berlin, generally on their own, observing and preserving life, sometimes trying to provide comfort to the troubled, although those efforts are not always successful. Among those they are currently observing are: the cast and crew of a movie - a detective story set in WWII Nazi Germany - which include a sensitive and perceptive Peter Falk; an elderly man named Homer looking for eternal peace; and the troupe of a financially failing circus, which has closed early for the season because of those financial problems. One day, Damiel tells Cassiel that he wants to become human, to feel not only the sensory aspects of physical beings, but also emotional aspects. He embarks on this thought with the full realization that there is no turning back if he decides to do so. His thoughts are largely because he has fallen in love with Marion, the trapeze artist with the circus. If he does decide to become a human, there is no guarantee that as a human that he will be able to locate Marion or that she will return his affection. His angels, however, may be looking out for him.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 18 wins & 10 nominations.

Production:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
Metacritic:
79%