WINGS OF DESIRE (1987)
A film by Wim Wenders
In WINGS OF DESIRE, director Wim Wenders’ (Paris, Texas, Alice
in the Cities) most metaphysical work, a guardian angel desires
nothing more than to be human.
Every day, Dammiel (Bruno Ganz, The American Friend, Downfall)
listens to the thoughts of mortals who play their lives out on the
streets of West Berlin. He finds himself entranced by a trapeze artist
(Solveig Dommartin, Until the End of the World) whose eloquent
expression of her doubts and fears makes him yearn for a life where
he can feel happiness and love.
Like Michael Powell’s A Matter of Life and Death, the afterlife in
WINGS OF DESIRE is a world in monochrome. Only the living can
see in full colour and it is their lives, with their moments of sorrow
and joy, that Wim Wenders captures so eloquently in this singularly
original film that was co-written with Peter Handke (The
Goalkeeper’s Fear of the Penalty, Wrong Move).
Winner of the Best Director prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival, WINGS OF DESIRE is both a
paean to Germany’s capital and a rumination on human existence, and remains one of the most vital
films ever made.
“a masterpiece”
Derek Malcolm, THE GUARDIAN
“a romantic delight, a modern German fairy story, in which love conquers all”
THE SUNDAY TIMES
“an extraordinary,
EMPIRE
haunting piece… a triumph for Wim Wenders” 5 STARS
WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR - Cannes Film Festival
Bonus Features:
• Feature-length commentary with director Wim Wenders and star Peter Falk
• Deleted scenes, including alternative ending, with commentary
• “Conversations on Wings of Desire” featurette
Certificate: 12
Running Time: 122 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 anamorphic
Audio: Dolby Stereo and optional 5.1
Country: Germany
Language: German with optional English subtitles
Genre: Drama
Region: 2
Cat. No: AXM568
Barcode: 5060126870180
ALSO AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY (with newly restored picture and
sound)
Cat No: AXM608
Barcode: 5060126870593