Is Wings of Desire one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Wings of Desire sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Wings of Desire violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Wings of Desire scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Wings of Desire end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Wings of Desire easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Wings of Desire

Name: Wings of Desire
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1987
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk

There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

Directed by Wim Wenders

Produced by Road Movies, Argos films

1987128 min7.8 / 10

A poetic, metaphysical meditation on the longing to transcend immortal detachment and experience human love and mortality, rendered in luminous black-and-white imagery.

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.

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Questions people ask

Is Wings of Desire one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.
Is Wings of Desire sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.
Is Wings of Desire violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Wings of Desire scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Does Wings of Desire end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Wings of Desire easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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