After an eternity of looking after mortal beings, observing their lives, their loves, their passions and pains, intrigued angel Damiel (Bruno Ganz) decides to join them, crossing over to live life as they do. He discovers love with circus acrobat Marion (Solveig Dommartin), and in the person of “Der Filmstar” (Peter Falk), something like an old friend. Wim Wenders’ elegant, moody and profoundly moving film was “dedicated to all the former angels, but especially to Yasujiro, François and Andrej,” Wenders’ homage to filmmakers Yasujirō Ozu, François Truffaut and Andrei Tarkovsky.
WINGS OF DESIRE Guest Artistic Director
Details
Year: 1987
Director: Wim Wenders
Screenwriters: Wim Wenders, peter Handke, Richard Reitinger
Producers: Anatole Dauman, Wim Wenders
Executive Producer: Ingrid Windisch
Director of Photography: Henri Alekan
Editor: Peter Przygodda
Costume Designer: Monika Jacobs
Music: Jürgen Knieper
Cast/Featuring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans-Martin Stier
Running Time (minutes): 128
Languages: German, English, French, Turkish, Hebrew, Spanish, Japanese
