Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, are wandering in a mixture of post-war and modern Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat Marion and finds in her the fufillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone.
Germany / France 1987
Wings of Desire
Der Himmel über Berlin
MS12
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Director
Wim Wenders
Run time
2h 7min
Cast
Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin, Curt Bois, Peter Falk
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Director
Wim Wenders
Run time
2h 7min
Cast
Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin, Curt Bois, Peter Falk
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, are wandering in a mixture of post-war and modern Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat Marion and finds in her the fufillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone.
Germany / France 1987
Germany / France 1987
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
1987
Global distributor
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Local distributor
Goethe-Institut
In cinema
8/31/2015