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Wings of Desire Reviews

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Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) are angels who watch over the city of Berlin. They don't have harps or wings (well, they usually don't have wings) and they prefer overcoats to gossamer gowns. But they can travel unseen through the city, listening to people's thoughts, watching their actions and studying their .. Read more

Starring	Nastassja Kiniski, Harry Dean Stanton, Dennis Hopper, Udo Kier
Director	Wim Wenders
Genres	Drama, Romance

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  pretentious, moi ?
  
  I love Wim Wenders, and Paris Texas still stands as a classic European view of American society's interesting underbelly.
  
  I watched Wings of ... read more »
  
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  - 15 Sep 2004 at 11:38
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  The only thing I cannot resist is temptation.
  
  What an extraordinary piece of film making! Self referential and didactic at times but not patronising. Very atmospheric, profound themes without being overly ... read more »
  
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- - Marky-boy
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  - 20 Apr 2012 at 04:12
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  Tedious and dull
  
  Well produced and performed, but not easy to engage with the characters or the situation. Overall simply tiresome, especially having to read the subtitles.
  
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  - 28 Dec 2011 at 13:33
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  Pure cinematic quality
  
  I loved this film. Wenders is brilliant at exploiting the cinematic quality of locations which he does brilliantly with Berlin here. Ok, some of the monologue ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Dec 2011 at 00:25
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  - 5
  Disappointing film
  
  Not the sort of film to warm your heart.
  
  Rather depressing and it does not develop in any way.
  
  And has dated rather badly.
  
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  - 20 Dec 2011 at 19:58
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  Not my cup of feathers
  
  Sorry, tried to watch this film, but I found it boring, a directors wandering thoughts, Peter Falk must have done it for the money! I'm not against sub-... read more »
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 18 Apr 2010 at 14:09
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  Surrealistic work of art
  
  I first saw this over 20 years ago and have never forgotten. It is so much better that it’s American counterpart ‘City of Angels’. Don’t get... read more »
  
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  - Newhaven
  - 30 Mar 2010 at 23:31
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  Pretentious & boring
  
  Maybe I'm missing something but I was bored by this film. I found the non-sequitar dialogue pretentious and the lack of narrative gave no incentive to ... read more »
  
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  - Innerleithen
  - 30 May 2009 at 09:27
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  paris texas
  
  ok, this will be my first, and probably? my last review. ok we've got that straight? . to diverge immediately, there's a line in 'sex, lis and ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Oct 2008 at 01:31
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  I rented this film after reading the reviews already posted. I have seen the updated version 'City of Angels' so thought I would give it a go. Maybe ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  This film is just so lovely - it has haunted me all day (despite a stressful and distracting day at work) and is a film never to be forgotten. I had to order it... read more »
  
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  pretentious, moi ?
  
  I love Wim Wenders, and Paris Texas still stands as a classic European view of American society's interesting underbelly.
  
  I watched Wings of ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 15 Sep 2004 at 11:38
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  Magical Dream-like Viewing Pleasure
  
  This film is a visual feast, a spiritual and uplifting journey through the thoughts and experiences of common, everyday people in Berlin pre the fall of the ... read more »
  
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- - sam19661
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  - 26 Feb 2004 at 15:59
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  beautiful
  
  I was bit weirded out by this film when it first started, because it looks bizarre and its German so subtitled ( I had an 'ahh I'm watching an art house... read more »
  
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- - nina
  - London
  - 07 Sep 2004 at 13:53
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  A challenging watch but worth the effort
  
  'Wings of Desire' is a memorable, moving and intelligent film that leaves a lasting impression. It is set in the still divided Berlin of the 1970's ... read more »
  
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- - Gary Sinclair-Stedman
  - Plymouth, England
  - 08 Jun 2006 at 15:41
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  All our thoughts and feelings on display
  
  Wim Wenders' original film (not to be confused with the pale remake with a weary, pained Nic Cage) is a startling eavesdrop into the currents, eddies and ... read more »
  
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- - RoadDog
  - London
  - 12 Apr 2004 at 13:58
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  Like a dream
  
  One of my cod theories of what makes a good flim is that it feels like a dream. Wings sure works on that level. It starts slow, and you think you are going to ... read more »
  
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  - DD
  - London
  - 28 Feb 2005 at 02:21
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  Pure cinematic quality
  
  I loved this film. Wenders is brilliant at exploiting the cinematic quality of locations which he does brilliantly with Berlin here. Ok, some of the monologue ... read more »
  
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  - 26 Dec 2011 at 00:25
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  A truly beautiful ...
  
  A truly beautiful study of human conciousness. Not for lovers of standard Hollywood film but definitely for lovers of Berlin.
  
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  - LONDON
  - 01 Nov 2004 at 16:34
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  the best film ever
  
  I hadnt seen this film since it came out in the late 80s. I loved it just as much - timeless cinemaphotography and now, since the fall of the Berlin Wall even ... read more »
  
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  - 24 Aug 2005 at 17:28
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  Surrealistic work of art
  
  I first saw this over 20 years ago and have never forgotten. It is so much better that it’s American counterpart ‘City of Angels’. Don’t get... read more »
  
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  - Newhaven
  - 30 Mar 2010 at 23:31

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  The sky over Wenders' war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle, trenchcoated angels who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One of the angels wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist. Peter Falk, as himself, assists in the ...

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  Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) are angels who watch over the city of Berlin. They don't have harps or wings (well, they usually don't have wings) and they prefer overcoats to gossamer gowns. But they can travel unseen through the city, listening to people's thoughts, watching their ...