Wings of Desire
From Oscar(r)-nominated* writer/director Wim Wenders (Buena Vista Social Club) comes this "exhilarating" (Vanity Fair) and life-affirming tale that won him the 1987 Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival and inspired City of Angels. Co-written with Peter Handke, this "enchanting" (The New York Times) film about the joy of life is "that rare thing a work of true originality" (Newsweek)! Damiel (Bruno Ganz) is a lonely angel who roams the streets of Berlin providing comfort to mortals in need. But when he is drawn into the life of a beautifuland troubledtrapeze artist, he experiences love for the first time and does everything in his power to be seen, heard and felt by her. Jeopardizing his divine position, Damiel is faced with a most difficult decision: either give up love or lose his eternal wings forever! *1999: Documentary Feature, Buena Vista Social Club more
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Wings of Desire [VHS]
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-24-2009
- A Movie of Cinematic Poetry and Spirituality
To describe today's troubling economy, one could say, as the poet Homer says in Wings of Desire:"The world seems to be sinking into dusk, but I tell the stories as in the beginning in my sing-song voice which sustains me, protected by...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Nov-02-2008
- Angels at Work
I was under the impression that "Wings of Desire" was a unique love story and I guess it is. However that aspect of the film was almost a distraction compared to the real nature of the movie. For me, "Wings of Desire" is a brilliant...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-09-2008
- Wings of Desire DVD
Not being a professional writer, I don't know if my review can give justice to a film like 'Wings of Desire'. The devoutly religious may find it strange that an angel would want to return to life on earth to experience the joys and...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: May-19-2008
- Down to Earth
Wim Wenders' gentle poem on the seductive pleasures of life itself is a must for film lovers. Not only is the film's story beautifully constructed to reveal the curious transformation of an angel into a human, but it does so with visual...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-24-2009
- A Movie of Cinematic Poetry and Spirituality
To describe today's troubling economy, one could say, as the poet Homer says in Wings of Desire:"The world seems to be sinking into dusk, but I tell the stories as in the beginning in my sing-song voice which sustains me, protected by...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-23-2007
- Inspired idea, flawed realization
So much more could have been done. The basic premise of an angel being drawn over to our side, knowing all of out thoughts, fears and dreams should have resulted in a richer, more alluring celebration of the sensual world we inhabit....
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-29-2007
- Watch this at night when you want to get to sleep
Like the reviewer who said the movie makes you ask the question: "Why am I here?" I too asked that question while watching this movie. This movie is my candidate for the most boring movie I've ever seen. On a scale of 1 to 10 I give...
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