Wings of Desire
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.
At a glance
Countries
Germany, France
Ratings
TMDB users
7.8/10
1,489 votes
IMDb
7.9/10
Users
Critics
95%Rotten Tomatoes
79Metacritic
Rating consensus
83/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic
Warm reception overall — weighted ~83/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Bruno Ganz
Damiel
Solveig Dommartin
Marion
Otto Sander
Cassiel
Curt Bois
Homer
Peter Falk
The Filmstar
Hans Martin Stier
The Dying Man
Elmar Wilms
A Sad Man
Sigurd Rachman
The Suicide
Beatrice Manowski
Young Prostitute
Bruno Rosaz
The Clown
Laurent Petitgand
The Bandleader
Chick Ortega
The Drummer
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Wings of Desire (1987)
Wim Wenders
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