Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire
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"The first time I saw the film I thought it was a knockout; on second viewing it already seemed a classic," wrote J. Hoberman of Wim Wenders' re-examination of the divided city of Berlin. Damiel, played by Bruno Ganz, is the angel who has grown tired and frustrated at his inability to affect people's lives. When he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he decides to leave the heavens and enter the mortal world. With incredible cinematography by Henri Alekan, Wings of Desire is one of the rare movies of the past decade that actually stretch, break and re-form the boundaries of the medium" (David Denby, New York Magazine). In German, English, and French with English subtitles. Wim Wenders---West Germany---1987---127 mins.

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   | JohnH#1

Somewhere I read that you had to be into New Age religion to understand this picture. Unfortunately, or fortunately as the case may be, I'm not. That being said, it was a relief to sit through a film involving angels in which they don't act as Dei ex machine and interfere in human life. I could understand why Daniel wanted to become mortal, being an angel must become boring after a few million years. I also understand that Peter Falk's part was a afterthought that was jammed into the movie after production began. His presence didn't make much sense to me. Nevertheless, literate script, nice performances and enough of a plot to keep me interested.

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   | moth1#1

WINGS OF DESIRE has the most gorgeous opening sequence of any film I can recall: the eye, the questioning voice, and the camera swooping over Berlin, enhanced by Juerge Knieper's superb audio collage of voices, radio clips and music to introduce this story of angels who inhabit the earth, invisibly, with one seeking to return to human life. The German title, Himmel Uber Berlin (Heaven over Berlin) sums this up. The film is, in fact, almost an illustrated sound collage; the texture of languages and voices and even a rock music finale (Nick Cave) weave an otherworldly spell. My opinion is that the romance between angel and circus performer introduces a literality to the narrative that brings it too far down to earth, but still --- an unmissable film.

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