Tagline: There are angels on the streets of Berlin.
Plot Outline: An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal.
This Wim Wenders film centers around the story of two angels wandering in a mixture of post-war and modern Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat and finds in her the fufillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone.
User Comments: A Remarkable Achievement.
A visually beautiful film, which boasts one of the most poetic and literary scripts ever- the dreamlike poetry of the dialogue fits seamlessly in with the overpowering visuals. The acting is of very high callibre too, with Peter Falk adding a very welcome dimension to the film and Bruno Ganz proving a master at acting via expression and nuance. The storyline is nice and simple and is given much additional poignancy and depth by the way Wenders directed, Henri Alekan photographed and the choice of music for certain scenes- the use of Nick Cave's "The Carney" is especially perfect for the scene in which it was used, as was the music during the main scene where we get to see Marion's Trapeze act- the music, visual mastery and the act itself combine to stunningly entrancing effect. That 100 people have given this film a 1/10 mark is almost beyond belief, as it is an absolute joy from start to finish.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | ||
| Bruno Ganz | .... | Damiel |
| Solveig Dommartin | .... | Marion |
| Otto Sander | .... | Cassiel |
| Curt Bois | .... | Homer, the aged poet |
| Peter Falk | .... | Der Filmstar |
| Hans Martin Stier | .... | In weiteren Rollen - Der Sterbende |
| Elmar Wilms | .... | In weiteren Rollen - Ein trauriger Mann |
| Sigurd Rachman | .... | In weiteren Rollen - Der Selbstmörder |
| Beatrice Manowski | .... | Im weiteren Rollen - Das Strichmädchen |
| Lajos Kovács | .... | Im Zirkus - Marion's Trainer |
| Bruno Rosaz | .... | Im Zirkus - Der Clown |
| Laurent Petitgand | .... | Im Zirkus - Der Kapellmeister |
| Chick Ortega | .... | Im Zirkus - Der Schlagzeuger (as Chico Rojo Ortega) |
| Otto Kuhnle | .... | Im Zirkus - Die Jongleure |
| Christoph Merg | .... | Im Zirkus - Der Jongleure |
Runtime: 127 min
Country: West Germany / France
Language: German / English / French
Color: Black and White / Color
Sound Mix: Dolby
之所以down了这部片子，是被它的名字所吸引。正如其名，这是一部很好的片子。很安静。有很美的语言，清缓平静被念出来，像诗一样。一边看，每每有冲动把它们听写下来，很有泰戈尔的散文诗的意味。“当儿童仍在孩提的时候，他经常问...”黑白基调，偶尔有色彩，很简单，也很丰富。
我看的片子不多，多是经过朋友推荐，所以质量尚可。最近有down片看片的频率有所上升，重温了一些老片，弥补了一些很久想看而没有看过的片子，也看名字好听的片子尝试了两部，其一是“爱在日落之前”，另一便是这部，看起来效果还不错。：）
