Wings of Desire (Stbk) (Uk)

An angel meets the actor Peter Falk and falls in love with a French trapeze artist in Berlin. Directed by Wim Wenders. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Curzon
• Number of Disks: 1
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Let's fall in love.

Let's fall in love. Why shouldn't we fall in love? Our hearts are made of it Let's take a chance; why be afraid of it? By: Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler The basic story is of an angel that, after recording life, falls in love with life, not just the trapeze artist that he eventually wants to meet in the flesh. We get to follow his transition blow by blow, as he attempts to follow his desire. Peter Falk as Der Filmstar is a catalyst and the glue to the story. I even mention that Colombo did not have a hat. The film started unscripted, and the directors and writers had to punt. You may notice this as the story improves. There was a partial start script from Paris Texas. I took a German language class, actually several classes, about the time of this film. Therefore, some of the film's languages are natural, some I recognize after the subtitles, and some are new. No one slurs the words, so this would be a great training film. However, I never made it to Berlin, so this is as close as I will ever get to 1987 Berlin. Filmed in: Berlin, Germany Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche, Berlin, Germany Potsdamer Platz, Mitte, Berlin, Germany Siegessäule, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany Staatsbibliothek, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany The DVD has a great commentary by director Wim Wenders and Peter Falk, which lets you see what the film attempts. So, did they accomplish what they set out to do? Watch Berlin: “Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis” (1927) as a contrast. Also, do not miss what is touted as a sequel but is a standalone revision of this film. “Faraway, So Close!” (1993) with Nastassja Kinski.