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Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

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Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]
2xDVD9 (VIDEO_TS) | NTSC 16:9 (720x480) | Cover | 02:07:39 | 7,87 Gb + 7,87 Gb
Audio: German AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps + English Commentary track | Subs: English
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Romance | 15 wins | West Germany, France

Wings of Desire is one of cinema’s loveliest city symphonies. Bruno Ganz is Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear the thoughts - fears, hopes, dreams - of all the people living below. But when he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he is willing to give up his immortality and come back to earth to be with her. Made not long before the fall of the Berlin wall, this stunning tapestry of sounds and images, shot in black and white and color by the legendary Henri Alekan, is movie poetry. And it forever made the name Wim Wenders synonymous with film art.

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I loved the hypnotic and poetic mood in the predominantly German-language film “Wings of Desire” (1987), an unconventional movie that kept me spellbound from beginning to end. The story unfolds from the point of view of angels watching over Berlin, and the film is a richly textured fable that is a moving valentine to that city.

Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

Part of what is so stunning about "Wings of Desire" is the look of the movie. Henri Alekan's cinematography is seductive, tender, and mesmerizing. One thing I found particularly impressive was the way the film's photography seemed almost weightless—and, in itself, was like seeing through the eyes of angels. I also loved that the camerawork was not afraid to linger on the faces of people and the Berlin locations. Most of the film is in black-and-white, which indicates that what is happening is seen from an angel's point of view. There are also passages in vivid color, which indicates that what is happening is seen from a human's point of view.

Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

This film is languorously paced, yet it drew me in immediately, and the feeling of watching it was much like being lost in a dream. What happens in "Wings of Desire" is mostly driven by poetic images, including the expressive faces of the actors. Also, the device of having the thoughts of troubled souls expressed in voice-over narration helps to shape the film's story. The plot is deceptively simple on the surface, but it is also deeply resonant.

Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

Damiel (Bruno Ganz) and Cassiel (Otto Sander) are angels who wander around Berlin, observing the people of the city and listening to their thoughts. The angels can't enjoy sensual earthly pleasures, nor can they speak with or physically touch the troubled mortal souls they are trying to help. However, sometimes they can "touch" a person in the sense that they may be able to transmit comforting spiritual energy.

Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

The film focuses mainly on the angel Damiel who longs for the corporeal pleasures of an earth-bound existence, especially after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist named Marion (Solveig Dommartin). Eventually, Damiel is given an important piece of information by American actor Peter Falk (playing himself), who is in Berlin to play the role of a detective in a movie.

"Wings of Desire" is a haunting film with many scenes that linger in my mind, but I’ll mention only a couple I found particularly striking.

Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

There's a stunning scene where Damiel watches Marion rehearsing her trapeze act while wearing wings made of chicken feathers. Part of the genius of the scene is that she looks like an earthly version of an angel as she goes through her routine.
The small circus where she works will soon shut down for the season, and a melancholy hangs over her that goes deeper than her realization that she’ll have to look for a job as a waitress.

Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

The pull Damiel feels towards her goes beyond his guardian angel duties—he wants to actually touch her, feel her physicality, in addition to having her see and feel him. Throughout the film, there's a sense of seeing through the eyes of angels, and here, we see Marion as he sees her, making the dilemma he's facing immediately understandable and all the more moving. Also, to my mind, there’s a guileless simplicity to this scene that adds to its power.

Another scene that particularly struck me was the one where Peter Falk senses Damiel's presence at an outdoor snack bar and tries to explain some of the pleasures of earthly existence: "To smoke … to have coffee. And if you do it together, it's fantastic." I thought that one key to the success of this scene was Peter Falk is a man who radiates the joy of life and its simpler pleasures.

Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

To my mind, a major theme in "Wings of Desire" is how mankind needs both spirituality and sensuality.
I think the ending of the film provides insight into the meaning of love and life's meaning. Lyrical imagery and graceful dialogue are among the delights of this film, and the charisma of actors Bruno Ganz and Peter Falk adds to the movie's appeal. In fact, the film is worth watching just to see some of the emotions expressed by Ganz's face. Some find this film flawed and pretentious, but I do not. I think "Wings of Desire" is an imaginative masterwork of world cinema.
Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

"Wings of Desire" is one of those films movie critics are accused of liking because it's esoteric and difficult. "Nothing happens but it takes two hours and there's a lot of complex symbolism," complains a Web-based critic named Peter van der Linden. In the fullness of time, perhaps he will return to it and see that astonishing things happen and that symbolism can only work by being apparent. For me, the film is like music or a landscape: It clears a space in my mind, and in that space I can consider questions. Some of them are asked in the film: "Why am I me and why not you? Why am I here and why not there? When did time begin and where does space end?"
Excerpt from Rober Ebert's Review
Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

This is the best of the best. Wings of Desire is a top-tier film, one that is endlessly affecting and that always seems bold and new no matter how many times you see it. Wim Wenders' 1987 masterpiece about the angels that walk among us, a portrait of Berlin in specific and all of humanity in general, is poetic, agile, and visually delightful. This new double-disc Criterion edition gives it the full treatment, from a new transfer to a bunch of fantastic supplemental features. I can find nothing to complain about. This is one of those movies that belongs in every home, and is a natural for the DVD Talk Collector Series.
Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES:
* New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Wim Wenders (with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition)
* Audio commentary featuring Wenders and actor Peter Falk
* The Angels Among Us (2003), a documentary featuring interviews with Wenders, Falk, actors Bruno Ganz and Otto Sander, writer Peter Handke, and composer Jürgen Knieper
* “Wim Wenders Berlin Jan. 87,” an episode of the French television program Cinéma cinémas, including on-set footage
* Interview with director of photography Henri Alekan
* Deleted scenes and outtakes
* Excerpts from the films Alekan la lumière (1985) and Remembrance: Film for Curt Bois (1982)
* Notes and photos by art directors Heidi Lüdi and Toni Lüdi
* Trailers
* New and improved English subtitle translation
Wings of Desire (1987) [The Criterion Collection #490]


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