Wings of Desire (1987)
Directed by Wim Wenders · 128 min · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
70.6 TOPICAL score · #732 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.
Wings of Desire (1987, directed by Wim Wenders) has a TOPICAL score of 70.6 - ranked 732 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 4 awards from 6 nominations, including the European Film Award for Best Director. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (1,552 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 47 languages.
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (1,552 ratings)
- Awards4 wins, 6 nominations - incl. European Film Award for Best Director; European Film Award for Best Supporting Actor; Film Independent Spirit Awards
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 47 languages
- Still read45,147 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Bruno Ganz (actor #614), Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois (actor #1,581)
“The film was a critical and financial success, and academics have interpreted it as a statement of the importance”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10