Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire (1987)

Name: Der Himmel über Berlin / Wings of Desire (1987)
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois

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The late great film critic Roger Ebert observed about Wim Wenders’ existentialist drama that “if the human being is the only animal that knows it lives in time, the movie is about that knowledge.” Well stated. With a beautifully intimate performance from Bruno Ganz (who sadly departed this realm in 2019) and the superb cinematography of legendary DoP Henri Alekan, this film is a modern classic of German cinema presented here in a beautiful digital restoration. German Language with English and now also Dutch subtitles!

Credits

Regie: Wim Wenders
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Speelduur: 128 minutes
Land: Germany
Taal: German
Ondertiteling: English or Dutch

Storyline

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.