| | Wings Of Desire DVD (1 Customer Review)
| Category | Foreign Films DVDs, Romance Movies, Recommended Videos, Essential Cinema, Love, Self-Discovery, German, Afterlife, Angels | | Starring | Peter Falk, Bruno Ganz, Otto Sander, Solveig Dommartin, Hans Martin Stier | | Director | Wim Wenders | | Composer | Jurgen Kneiper | | Director of Photography | Henri Alekan | | Editor | Peter Przygodda | | Featured | Nick Cave, Crime and the City Solution | | Producer | Wim Wenders, Anatole Daumon | | Production Designer | Heidi Ludi | | Screenwriter | Wim Wenders, Peter Handke |
Bruno Ganz stars as an angel willing to risk losing his wings for the chance to be with the mortal woman he's come to love. Directed by Wim Wenders. The sky over Wenders's war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle angels wearing trench coats who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist. Peter Falk, as himself, assists in the transformation by explaining the simple joys of a human experience, such as the sublime combination of coffee and cigarettes. The result is a film that is simultaneously sentimental and cerebral. Wings Of Desire Reviews: "...[WINGS OF DESIRE] has a loveliness of conception that, for a time, keeps it as feathery as an angel's wings....Wender's mpst ambitous effort yet, and [it] certainly radiates immense promise..."
-- Janet Maslin, New York Times "...Visualized through some inspiring cinematography..."
-- Mary Corliss, Film Comment "...A magnificent film of sublime beauty and contagious optimism....Alekan's visual power, softly swirling and mysterious, is unsurpassed..."
-- Sheila Benson, Los Angeles Times "...The film evokes a mood of reverie, elegy and meditation....You're seduced into the spell of this movie....CITY OF ANGELS is a skillful romantic comedy..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...Legendary cinematographer Henri Alekan shot the film's brooding first half in emotionally stirring monochrome....[Later] this truly original piece of work switches to color..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...Wender's response to each of the Berlin locations, captured so evocatively by Henri Alekan's monochrome photography, reveals a profound understanding of their cultural significance and poetic potential..."
-- Lucy Neville, Sight and Sound Wings Of Desire | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 1987 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  2842  | | CD Universe Part number | 5813760 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 18, 2005 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Also Known As | Der Himmel Uber Berlin; Ailes du Desir | | Running Time | 128 Minutes | | Movie Details | B&W and Color; Special Edition |
Wings Of Desire Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Wings of Desire touches someplace deep
This movie always takes me to a deeply familiar place in regards to a spiritual knowing. The images and quiet moments are compelling and not easily forgotten. This has long been one of my favorite movies.
Submitted by Suenlomb (Lombard, Illinois) 
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'Wings of Desire' is one of those films that will reveal something new each time you see it. Pretentious? At times, yes, but the film overcomes that by giving the viewer much to think about. Also, Solveig Dommartin is so beautiful in this film; it was heartbreaking to learn of her death in early 2007.
Submitted by Jim G. (Springfield, MO, USA)
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Poetry in motion
The first glimpse of the movie leaves you with disappointment, "Black & White?" you asked yourself. But in five minutes this disappointment vanishes and the story takes you on a tour through thoughts and emotions. The angles all around in Berlin, this wonderfull lovestory that wonders around the story. The music that gives this movie that strange atmosphere. A joyfull experience of Wim Wenders I must say. If you have seen this movie you wonder how on earth they could make 'City of Angles' as a remake of this masterpiece
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Wings Of Desire DVD Region 1
Keep Case
Special Edition
Anamorphic Widescreen -
1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - German/English
Subtitles - English
Additional Release Material:
Deleted Scenes
Featurette: ANGELS AMONG US
Audio Commentary: Wim Wenders - Director, Peter Falk - Star
Interactive Features:
Map
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