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Wings of Desire ( German: Der Himmel über Berlin, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈhɪml̩ ˈʔyːbɐ bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] ⓘ; lit. 'The Heaven/Sky over Berlin') is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders.
May 6, 1988 · Wings of Desire: Directed by Wim Wenders. With Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois. An angel tires of his purely ethereal life of merely overseeing the human activity of Berlin's residents, and longs for the tangible joys of physical existence when he falls in love with a mortal.
Wings of Desire. Roger Ebert April 12, 1998. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The angels in “Wings of Desire” are not merely guardian angels, placed on Earth to look after human beings. They are witnesses, and they have been watching for a long time--since the beginning.
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Bruno Ganz is Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear the thoughts—fears, hopes, dreams—of all the people living below. But when he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he is willing to give up his immortality and come back to earth to be with her.
Eternal, invisible, and ever-watchful, two silent and compassionate angelic guardians, Damiel and Cassiel, turn their attention to the needy and the lonely of this world, soaring effortlessly over wall-divided Berlin's overcast skies. Then, unexpectedly, Damiel falls in love with Marion, a hauntingly beautiful trapeze artist.
May 30, 2017 · Few films have focused on everyday divinity with more clarity and compassion than Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire.” The story concerns angels and the humans they observe as they go about their lives in Berlin.
