Wings of Desire (1987)

• Year: 1987
• Released: 06 May 1988
• Country: West Germany, France
• Adwords: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award19 wins & 16 nominations total
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093191/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/wings_of_desire
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/wings-of-desire
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: German, English, French, Turkish, Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
• Runtime: 128 min
• Writer: Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger
• Director: Wim Wenders
• Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander
• Keywords: dream, berlin, germany, circus, immortality, angel,

	8.0/10
	79/100
	98% – Critics

Wings of Desire Storyline

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.

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A Remarkable Achievement

A visually beautiful film, which boasts one of the most poetic and literary scripts ever- the dreamlike poetry of the dialogue fits seamlessly in with the overpowering visuals. The acting is of very high callibre too, with Peter Falk adding a very welcome dimension to the film and Bruno Ganz proving a master at acting via expression and nuance. The storyline is nice and simple and is given much additional poignancy and depth by the way Wenders directed, Henri Alekan photographed and the choice of music for certain scenes- the use of Nick Cave’s “The Carney” is especially perfect for the scene in which it was used, as was the music during the main scene where we get to see Marion’s Trapeze act- the music, visual mastery and the act itself combine to stunningly entrancing effect. That 100 people have given this film a 1/10 mark is almost beyond belief, as it is an absolute joy from start to finish. Rating:- ***** (out of *****)

starts off slowly but picks up speed in second half

The first half of this movie was interesting but very slow. It consisted of angels wandering the streets of Berlin listening to the private thoughts and philosophical musings of mortals. However, it was slow because this just seemed to go on and on and on and I literally fell asleep repeatedly–having to rewind the video and figure out where I left off before sleeping. I even took breaks, but fell asleep again and again. However, later in the movie when Peter Falk began talking to the angels even though he could not see them, I had no trouble staying awake because this was VERY baffling. Up until then, not one of the mortals (except for very young kids) could sense the angels BUT Peter Falk (as himself) could! Then, the main angel the camera has been following makes the fateful decision to become mortal! All this second half gave the movie a nice payoff and overall I liked the film very much.

German meditation

In West Berlin, Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) are angels who wonder the world observing and providing comfort. Damiel wants to be more human. He starts to fall for trapeze artist Marion (Solveig Dommartin) at a rundown circus. There is also the elderly Homer who recalls the Berlin of old. Another is Peter Falk who is shooting a film taking place in the Nazi past but he’s also hiding a secret from his own past.

The best way to describe this is a German meditation. It’s digging into the Nazi past in an artistic way. I personally don’t see anything compelling about that. It is so slow and Damiel is so passive. It infuriated me more than appealed to me. Of course, everybody in the world loves it but all the inner monologues and the unemotional acting bored me.