Wings Of Desire is a 1987 film by the German director Wim Wenders. It original German title is Der Himmel über Berlin, which can be translated as The Heavens Over Berlin.
Wenders has been a part of the New German Cinema. Prior to cinema, he was a professional photographer which probably explains his extreme attention to framing. If one has to categorise Wender's movies broadly, we can probably say that his movies are generally about hope, reflection, vision and desire. Poignancy abounds in his movies, but the influence of rock and roll cannot be discounted. Wenders may have quoted to preferring sax and violins over sex and violence, but his rock and roll roots cannot be ignored. Rock and roll tends to play a major role in almost all his movies, and in fact, the director has had a long association with U2, having directed music videos for them over a span of almost two decades.
While watching Wings of Desire, one couldn't help comparing it to other works by Wenders, especially......
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