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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.
Apr 12, 1998 · 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.
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.
Summaries. 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. Visible only to those like them and to human children, Damiel and Cassiel are two angels, who have existed even before humankind.
When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion (Solveig Dommartin), the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds--with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk...
May 31, 2023 · Wings of Desire. 4K UHD Blu-ray/Blu-ray edition reviewed by Chris Galloway. May 31 2023. BUY AT: See more details, packaging, or compare. Synopsis. Wings of Desire is one of cinema’s loveliest city symphonies.
