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Wings of Desire
Why this pick
Its poetic black-and-white Berlin, listening angels, and yearning for embodied human life form the direct emotional and visual foundation for Faraway, So Close!.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Cassiel and Raphaella, two angels, observe the busy life of reunited Berlin. Due to their divine origin, they can hear the thoughts of the people around them, and try to console a dying man. Cassiel has been following his friend Damiel (a former angel), who senses his presence and talks about his experiences as a human. He owns a pizza parlor named Casa dell'angelo (Angel's House) and has married Marion, a trapeze artist whom he met when an angel. She works in a local bar in West Berlin, and the two have a young daughter, Doria.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Hanns Zischler
Dr. Becker
Ronald Nitschke
Patzke
Udo Samel
Heinz Rühmann
Chauffeur Konrad
Gerd Wameling
Nastassja Kinski
Raphaela
Otto Sander
Cassiel
Bruno Ganz
Damiel