Cinema is and always will be the seventh art.

Could have been wonderful. If it wasn't for the lack of colours, and the awful town. More like "Änglagård", would have been great

One could (fallibly) argue that Wings of Desire suffers from slack pacing and an over-reliance on heavy-handed dialogue, but ultimately, Wim Wenders' elegantly photographed masterpiece captures the fundamental beauty of the flawed, obsessive, and incredibly loveable nature of the human condition.

Haunting, magical and unforgettable, 'Der Himmel Über Berlin' is a fascinating, deep and thought-provoking exploration of the human condition and the meaning of life.

Hauntingly beautiful. We don’t talk and think about Angels enough.

A very endearing and human movie.

This is a great movie. To a great extent, it's more of poem than a movie script. It is for that reason a bit difficult to follow. The English subtitles hardly connect with the dialogue/ monologue, in German and other languages. It's a constant and repetitive reminder of our existence… as the angels gain access to other people's thoughts. It' depicts humanity as frail in its existence, but interestingly it rarely echoes any thoughts of evil. The fragility depicted has to do with mundane worries, but also worries about life and love. The contrast to humans are these immaterial beings -possibly angels- who witness human thoughts. They don't need to guess, they know all, but cannot do much at least in the material realm. They cannot live, in essence, including living a love. It's not difficult to imagine that the movie is very interesting. . At the same time, the language becomes a barrier for sure. The movie is a bit tedious and repetitive at time. Possibly if one could understand the native language, it'd flow better but I suspect it'd still be a tad lifeless and tedious at times. Probably it could've been edited better. It was probably difficult to decide what to keep and what to edit out, as each scene had its own magic but it is a bit over-inclusive, long and repetitive.

The most simple things were the charming one. and they still are.

This one gets the stars.

Pretentious claptrap! But, a great cure for insomnia!

i thought I wrote a review of this...I liked it much better than the US remake. It was recommended by Bono who said it was one of his favorite movies. Loved Peter Falk. One could probably watch it again.

Daniel (Bruno Ganz) is an angel, able to read the minds of Berliners and provide comfort and guidance when required, but unable to experience human emotions like pain and joy and love and despair. When he begins to develop feelings for Marion (Solveig Dommartin), a trapeze artist in the circus, he considers relinquishing his wings in order to live life like a human. Beyond touching on matters of the human heart, Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire is also a beautifully made film featuring some of the most creative and stunning cinematography imaginable, the camera swooping and maneuvering in such a way as to imitate the perspective of an angel. You don't have to believe in the existence of angels to appreciate Wings of Desire – you just have to believe in great cinema.

It most definitely did NOT pass the time. Decent concepts and I can see how it could work in theory but my goodness it didn't need to be this streched-out. I've seen better films get a similar message out in a shorter time.

A spiritual epic! If you care anything about your soul, do it a favor and see this movie.

I wanted to see this after hearing one of my favourite films as a teenager, the 90s film City of Angels, was based on it. I'd never got around to seeing it until now. I have to say, there are similarities and also differences but overall I loved this film. It is quite an arty type film, its mostly in black and white (although there are brief moments in colour) which gives it a timeless and even somehow an ethereal feel, but that didn't bother me. Its a very thoughtful film - quite a deep and meaningful film and it somewhat (dialogue wise) talks in riddles but as I say I very much enjoyed it. Perhaps it'd be more accurate to say the dialogue is a bit poetic, rather than entirely consisting of riddles. It isn't a film likely to appeal to people just wanting to sit back and not have to go to any effort to try to follow and understand everything, I suppose. I like the concept of angels being around, able to hear the internal thoughts of humans who have no idea of their existence and part of their purpose being to help people in their final moments. It may sound a bit grim, it is undoubtedly grim in parts but its the sort of optimism that the plot hints at, that I suppose I find so comforting and that appeals to me. I am quite a socially anxious person, in terms of face to face conversations and interactions and so there's something very uplifting and comforting in the concept of angels and aspects or themes covered in this film, so its safe to say that this film appeals to me a great deal. The film is primarily in German, although there is some English but for those unfamiliar with the German language, there are (of course) English subtitles. This may put people off watching but it certainly didn't put me off and as I say both languages feature, although I'd say primarily German is spoken, moreso than English. I felt that the plot pace in this film was a fair bit slower than the plot pace in the 90s remake, City of Angels, although thats not necessarily a bad thing. Of course its up to you whether a slow plot pace especially bothers you or not, depending on how patient (or not) you are as a film viewer. I felt that the not especially clear plot direction made me consider for longer how different people felt, what they worried and wondered while the camera pans from person to person, with the English subtitles telling us their thoughts and concerns. This includes who I presume to be Nazi soldiers - this may cause issues with anyone who has been personally affected by the war, of course, so I suppose I felt I should mention this. There is also specific mentions of Jews as well. Thematically speaking it mostly concentrates on loneliness and isolation, I'd say (I did say its (if but partly) grim). I would wholeheartedly recommend this film to anyone interested in it, although I say that while also wanting to make it clear that I realise some people won't necessarily enjoy it, for the language issue, the lack of clear and fast paced plot direction and perhaps the war and/or religious aspects/connotations. If those things don't bother you, then please see this - its well worth a watch!.

Wings of Desire is an aesthetically beautiful arthouse film with stunning visuals/frames. The cinematography of this film is what it stands out compared to other films of this decade

Some excellent scenes and ideas in amongst too much naval gazing philosophical nonsense to keep the pace nicely up.

Clearly my tiny brain is missing something here as this film was a drag to watch. Yes I get the point about loneliness in a city, yes its original, hearing peoples thoughts and angels worked well, but Peter Falks? what was he doing in it? Maybe watching it with subtitles affected the enjoyment but overall I didn't like it.

Another Wim Wender's dissection of human condition and the inevitable power of love. The beauty of the images and moving approach will remain forever.

A soaring and spiritual film that speaks more deeply about human relationships than any other movie I've ever seen. Haunting and beautiful.