Wim Wenders' 1986 classic about a trenchcoat-wearing guardian angel (Bruno Ganz) who falls in love with a trapeze artist (Solveig Dommartin) and wishes to become human. Now restored in 4K.
WINGS OF DESIRE marked Wenders’ “homecoming” and was his first German film after eight years in America. The main characters are guardian angels—benevolent, invisible beings in trench coats—who listen to the thoughts of mortals and attempt to comfort them. One of them, Damiel (Bruno Ganz), wishes to become human after he falls in love with the beautiful trapeze artist Marion (Solveig Dommartin). The film is narrated from the perspective of the angels, who see the world in black and white.
The film has achieved cult status all around the world; in 1998, it was remade under the title CITY OF ANGELS, which features Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan in the lead roles.
Director
Wim Wenders
Details
Awards
1987 Cannes International Film Festival: Golden Palm (Best Director)
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GENRE:
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
DIRECTOR:Wim Wenders
DURATION: 128 Mins
COUNTRIES:
France, Germany
LANGUAGES:
English, French, German
AWARDS:
1987 Cannes International Film Festival: Golden Palm (Best Director)
