Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

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Release Date

9/23/1987

Runtime

128 mins

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$3,210,139

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A hushed, lyrical meditation on what it means to be human, filtered through the eyes of angels watching a divided Berlin. It moves between moments of profound tenderness and spiritual longing, asking whether love is worth the pain of mortality.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulContemplativeBittersweet

Themes

MortalityLoveIsolationMemoryArt and creation

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Meditative

Look

Black and whiteFormalistPainterly

Structure

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