berlin, germany,dreams,library,circus,angel,berlin wall,immortality,melancholy,thoughtful,mortality,dramatic,ambiguous

Wings of Desire (1987)

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There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Wim Wenders
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    Damiel Bruno Ganz
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    Marion Solveig Dommartin
  • Profile picture of Otto Sander
    Cassiel Otto Sander
  • Profile picture of Curt Bois
    Homer Curt Bois
  • Profile picture of Peter Falk
    The Filmstar Peter Falk
  • Profile picture of Hans Martin Stier
    The Dying Man Hans Martin Stier
  • Profile picture of Beatrice Manowski
    Young Prostitute Beatrice Manowski
  • Profile picture of Chick Ortega
    The Drummer Chick Ortega

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Keywords

  • berlin, germany
  • dreams
  • library
  • circus
  • angel
  • berlin wall
  • immortality
  • melancholy
  • thoughtful
  • mortality
  • dramatic
  • ambiguous