Wings of desire

Wings of desire Janus Films ; produced by Road Movies, Berlin and Argos Films, Paris ; produced by Wim Wenders and Anatole Dauman ; written by Wim Wenders together with Peter Handke ; director, Wim Wenders.

A romantic fantasy about an angel who wishes he were mortal and is willing to fall from the sky if it means a chance to fall in love. Set in modern day Berlin, the film follows angel Damiel's path from heavenly flight to earthly delight in a manner that's comical, touching and entertaining...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Knieper, Jürgen (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Road Movies Filmproduktion, Argos Films, Criterion Collection (Firm), Janus Films, Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Other Authors: Wenders, Wim (Producer, Screenwriter, Director), Dauman, Anatole, 1925-1998 (Producer), Handke, Peter (Screenwriter), Ganz, Bruno (Actor), Dommartin, Solveig (Actor), Sander, Otto, 1941- (Actor), Bois, Curt (Actor), Falk, Peter, 1927-2011 (Actor), Alekan, Henri, 1909-2001, Przygodda, Peter, Lüdi, Heidi
Format: Video DVD
Language:German
English
French
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, c2009.
Edition:Special ed.
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 490.
Subjects:
Angels > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Germany > Berlin > Drama.
Circus performers > Germany > Berlin > Drama.
Videos > Dinand > German.
Berlin (Germany) > Drama.
Feature films > Germany (West)
Foreign language films > German.
Angel films.
Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures)
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
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Summary:A romantic fantasy about an angel who wishes he were mortal and is willing to fall from the sky if it means a chance to fall in love. Set in modern day Berlin, the film follows angel Damiel's path from heavenly flight to earthly delight in a manner that's comical, touching and entertaining.
Item Description:Some credits from booklet; series numbering from container spine.
Originally released as a German-French motion picture in 1987.
"A German-French coproduction between Road Movies GmbH, Berlin and Argos Films S.A., Paris, together with Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln."
Special features: Disc one. audio commentary featuring Wenders and actor Peter Falk; trailers; Disc two. "The angels among us" (2003) documentary; "Wim Wenders Berlin Jan. 87," from an episode of the French television program Cinéma cinémas, including on-set footage; interview with director of photography Henri Alekan; deleted scenes and outtakes; excerpts from the film "Alekan la lumière" (1985) and Ganz and Sander's "Remembrance: film for Curt Bois" (1982); notes and photos by art directors Heidi and Toni Lüdi; booklet featuring an essay by critic Michael Atkinson and writings by Handke and Wenders.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (127 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD; NTSC, region 1; widescreen, 1.66:1 aspect ratio (16:9 enhanced); Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo.
Awards:Best Director, Festival de Cannes.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Henri Alekan ; editor, Peter Pryzgodda ; music, Jürgen Knieper ; art director, Heidi Lüdi ; DVD producer, Susan Arosteguy.
ISBN:9781604651607
1604651601
Participant or Performer:Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk.
Language:In German with some English and French dialogue, with optional English subtitles; credits in English ; booklet in English.

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