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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 · 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.
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.
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Now Damiel is ready to trade his sacred wings for the love of a mortal. And for the first time in his eternal existence, the celestial being begins to realise the insufferable burden of forever--a stranger in a physical world overflowing with emotions.
A cult classic, this breathtaking film ably tackles questions of love, life and metaphysics. Watch this new 4K restoration in cinemas on 24 June or on Curzon Home Cinema from...
