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Wings of Desire (1987)

Wings of Desire (1987)

Drama Romance Fantasy

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

Release Date: 1987, September 23
Directors: Wim Wenders
Countries: Germany, France
Production: Road Movies, Argos films, WDR, Wim Wenders Stiftung
Cast: Hans Martin Stier, Franky, Peter Falk, Curt Bois, Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz, Nick Cave, Didier Flamand, Teresa Harder, Paul Busch, Chick Ortega, Solveig Dommartin

Overview:

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.

Keywords:

dreams ambiguous immortality dramatic powerful adoring thoughtful understated tragic celebratory black and white sentimental melancholy angel library berlin, germany observer circus perception mortality berlin wall