Wings of Desire
Der Himmel über Berlin
Germany • 1987 • 2h 8m
Director
#490Criterion Collection →Synopsis
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.
Synopsis
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.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorWim Wenders
CinematographerHenri Alekan
ComposerJürgen Knieper
EditorPeter Przygodda
ProducerWim Wenders, Anatole Dauman
Cast
Bruno Ganzas Damiel
Solveig Dommartinas Marion