Wings of Desire is a delightfully ascetic film . Who'd have thought 1980's Berlin could look so beautiful.
This is a love story like no other .
An Angel called Damiel decides he's had enough of being an angel and he wants to become human , to feel the love for a trapeze artist called Marion.
The dialogue is like poetry . Sadly poetry is not my thing so I struggled at times to keep up or even understand but the visuals were so good that really didn't matter as much as it should have .
The problem I have with the film is the whole Peter Falk/Columbo thing .
It feels like a distraction and completely out of place . Perhaps there is a significance to him being in the film that I just didn't understand?
Bruno Ganz is a fascinating actor . His face is perfect for cinema , especially in black and white . It's an arty film , too arty for my tastes at times but I can totally see how it was adored at the Cannes film festival .
Wings of Desire is a fascinating film that washed over me at times but I certainly had an appreciation for the art .
This is a love story like no other .
An Angel called Damiel decides he's had enough of being an angel and he wants to become human , to feel the love for a trapeze artist called Marion.
The dialogue is like poetry . Sadly poetry is not my thing so I struggled at times to keep up or even understand but the visuals were so good that really didn't matter as much as it should have .
The problem I have with the film is the whole Peter Falk/Columbo thing .
It feels like a distraction and completely out of place . Perhaps there is a significance to him being in the film that I just didn't understand?
Bruno Ganz is a fascinating actor . His face is perfect for cinema , especially in black and white . It's an arty film , too arty for my tastes at times but I can totally see how it was adored at the Cannes film festival .
Wings of Desire is a fascinating film that washed over me at times but I certainly had an appreciation for the art .