Wings of Desire is the English title of Der Himmel über Berlin, a 1987 film by the German-born director Wim Wenders. Wilhelm Ernst (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer. ... Wilhelm Ernst (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer. ... Peter Handke (born December 6, 1942) is an avant-garde Austrian novelist and playwright. ... Bruno Ganz (born March 22, 1941 in Zurich) is a Swiss actor. ... DVD cover of Columbo - The Complete First Season Peter Falk (born September 16, 1927) is an American actor. ... Wilhelm Ernst (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer. ... MGM logo Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer or MGM, is a large media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of cinema and television programs. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... English may refer to: The nation of England. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1986 in film, other events of 1987, 1988 in film, list of years in film. Events May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... The Federal Republic of Germany is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Wilhelm Ernst (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German-born film director, author and producer. ...

Plot

Set in Berlin in the late 1980s, it follows two angels as they roam the city, unseen and unheard by the people, observing and listening to the thoughts of all they see. They have always been in Berlin; they have been in that location since before there was a city, possibly before there were any humans. Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... The Annunciation - the Angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear Jesus (El Greco, 1575) In various human mythologies an angel is believed to be an ethereal creature whose duties are to assist and serve the God or gods of many religious traditions. ...

Although they are pure observers, incapable of any physical interaction with our world, one of the angels, Damiel (Bruno Ganz), falls in love with a circus trapeze artist (Solveig Dommartin). Another section of the film follows an actor (Peter Falk, playing himself) who has arrived in Berlin to make a film: it transpires that he was once an angel, and had renounced his immortal observing to become a mortal participant in the world. Eventually, Damiel too becomes a mortal human, being able to touch and fully interact with the world and is finally united with the girl he had desired for so long. The Annunciation - the Angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear Jesus (El Greco, 1575) In various human mythologies an angel is believed to be an ethereal creature whose duties are to assist and serve the God or gods of many religious traditions. ... Bruno Ganz (born March 22, 1941 in Zurich) is a Swiss actor. ... DVD cover of Columbo - The Complete First Season Peter Falk (born September 16, 1927) is an American actor. ...

Cinematography

The movie, shot by cinematographer Henri Alekan shows the point of view of angels in a sepia tinted monochrome and switches to color to show the point of view of human beings. A cinematographer (from cinema photographer) is one photographing with a motion picture camera. ... Sepia may refer to any of the following: The genus Sepia of cephalopod, a grouping of cuttlefish. ... Something which is monochromatic has a single color. ...

Awards

The film won the prize for Best Direction at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival and was remade in 1998 as City of Angels, which was set in Los Angeles, California, and starred Meg Ryan and Nicolas Cage. The palace in which the festival takes place. ... See also: 1997 in film, other events of 1998, 1999 in film, list of years in film. Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Top grossing films Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks Armageddon Theres Something About Mary, starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz A Bugs Life... City of Angels is a film that was directed by Brad Silberling in 1998. ... Griffith Observatory and the Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ... Meg Ryan Meg Ryan (nee Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra, November 19, 1961 in Fairfield, Connecticut) is an American actress who specializes in romantic comedies, but has worked in other film genres as well. ... Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage (born January 7, 1964) is an American actor. ...

External links

• Official site (http://www.wim-wenders.com/movies/movies_spec/wingsofdesire/wingsofdesire.htm)
• Fansite (http://members.tripod.com/~Petrafax/wod.html)
• Page by the Film's art designer (http://www.toni-luedi.de/himmel_hl_1_en.html)
• Review by Roger Ebert (http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19980412/REVIEWS08/401010374/1023)