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Wings of Desire (1987)

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Average Rating:2.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: The sky over Wenders's war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle angels wearing trench coats who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One wishes to become mortal after... The sky over Wenders's war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle angels wearing trench coats who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist. Peter Falk, as himself, assists in the transformation by explaining the simple joys of a human experience, such as the sublime combination of coffee and cigarettes. The result is a film that is simultaneously sentimental and cerebral. [More]

Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Peter Falk

Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier, Nick Cave, Crime and the City Solution

Director: Wim Wenders

Director: Wim Wenders
Producer: Wim Wenders, Anatole Daumon
Screenwriter: Wim Wenders, Peter Handke
Composer: Jurgen Kneiper

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Widescreen - 1.66

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  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French, German
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, German
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Even for non-fanatics, this packaging of perhaps the most beloved European film of a generation is heaven-sent.

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