Wings of Desire
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Wings of Desire 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 an
Henri Alekan
…on The Territory and On Top of the Whale, with Joseph Losey on Figures in a Landscape and The Trout, and with Wim Wenders on The State of Things and Wings of Desire. His last films were made with the Israeli director Amos Gitai. He wrote one of the best books about cinematography Des lumières et des ombres (1984…
Theatrical release poster
The graffiti on the Berlin Wall is depicted in the film.
Berlin art depicting angels served as an inspiration to the filmmakers.
The story contains similarities to the fallen angel concept, though unrelated to evil.