Startlingly original at first, Wings of Desire is in the end damagingly overloaded.
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05/20/03
Wings of Desire (1987)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:37
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.4/10
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... [More]
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Peter Falk
Director: Wim Wenders
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Reviews for Wings of Desire
Top CriticA rich, mystical near-masterpiece.
07/30/03
It's hard to think of another movie of its era that makes the viewer so fully feel like a denizen of its setting; the roving, dollying, craning camera makes angels of us all.
11/02/09
The universal appeal of Wings of Desire has to do with the way that it addresses not merely angels above a divided city, but all of us struggling with the divided natures of our lives and our souls.
01/01/00
No review available.
10/17/03
Wonderfully imperfect, but a gem to those willing to follow along
07/07/03
...like no movie you've ever seen. At once mesmerizing and perplexing, this is a film about love and despair and the choices mortals have in dealing with each.
01/01/00
A unique and enriching film. A film worth spending time getting to know.
10/22/05
No review available.
11/02/07
What Wim Wenders has done in his most transcendent film is not merely praise assenting angels, but embrace descending ones – we humans – as well.
10/29/03
While it takes a little getting used to, Wenders' look at Heaven and Earth and the tug between living an experience instead of merely observing is pleasantly haunting.
10/22/03
No review available.
02/08/04
No review available.
02/04/03
a soaring vision that appeals to the senses and the spirit
01/01/00
Top CriticOne of the few truly great movies to come out of the '80s.
08/05/03
Top CriticNo review available.
06/20/05
No review available.
02/15/05
This classic film celebrates the sensuous earthly delights of life and love with sympathy and sensitivity
02/28/02
Few films are so rich, so intriguing, or so ambitious.
01/26/06
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