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1987 · 128 min · PG-13

Wings of Desire

Directed by Wim Wenders · Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Wings of Desire (1987) is a Drama film, directed by Wim Wenders set in Berlin during the 1980s. It runs 128 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of love & longing, isolation, and mortality & aging play out through multiple perspectives and frame narrative.

Composer
Jürgen Knieper
Cinematography
Henri Alekan
Cast
Bruno GanzSolveig DommartinOtto SanderCurt BoisPeter FalkHans Martin StierElmar WilmsSigurd Rachman

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Berlin
Setting
Urban
When
1980s

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & LongingIsolationMortality & Aging
Structure
Multiple PerspectivesFrame Narrative
Tone
MelancholicContemplativeRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderEnsemble
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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