UW Cinematheque: Wim Wenders - Portraits Along The Road
Wings of Desire (Der Himmel Über Berlin) |West Germany, France | 1988 | DCP | 130 min. | English and German with English subtitles Director: Wim Wenders
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Peter Falk
Wenders' enchanting and visually poetic story of an angel tempted down to earth celebrates the small pleasures of life. Damiel (Ganz) is privy to the thoughts, fears, and joys of Berlin’s inhabitants but is helpless to act. When Damiel falls for a beautiful trapeze artist, former angel Falk coaches him through the art of human romance.
Wenders' enchanting and visually poetic story of an angel tempted down to earth celebrates the small pleasures of life. Damiel (Ganz) is privy to the thoughts, fears, and joys of Berlin’s inhabitants but is helpless to act. When Damiel falls for a beautiful trapeze artist, former angel Falk coaches him through the art of human romance.
Cost
Free
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