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Wings of Desire (German: Der Himmel über Berlin, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈhɪml̩ ˈʔyːbɐ bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] ; lit. 'The Heaven/Sky over Berlin') is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders. The film is about invisible, immortal angels who populate Berlin and listen to the thoughts of its human inhabitants, comforting the distressed. Even though the city is densely populated, many of the people are isolated or estranged from their loved ones. One of the angels, played by Bruno Ganz, falls in love with a beautiful, lonely trapeze artist, played by Solveig Dommartin. The angel chooses to become mortal so that he can experience human sensory pleasures, ranging from enjoying food to touching a loved one, and so that he can discover human love with the trapeze artist.
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writer
- Wim Wenders · Peter Handke · Richard Reitinger
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- Release date
- 1987 · Released
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Country of origin
- France, Germany
- Languages
- Spanish, German
- Genres
- Drama · Fantasy
- Also known as
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- Français
- Les Ailes du désir
- Italiano
- Il cielo sopra Berlino
- 日本語
- ベルリン・天使の詩
- 한국어
- 베를린 천사의 시
- Polski
- Niebo nad Berlinem
- Themes
- Berlin ↗ human nature ↗ immortality ↗ mortality ↗ romantic love ↗
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