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A romantic fantasy about an angel who wishes he were mortal and is willing to fall from the sky if it means a chance to fall in love. Set in modern day Berlin, the film follows angel Damiel's path from heavenly flight to earthly delight as he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist.

Primary Title
  • Wings of Desire
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 20 September 2015
Release Year
  • 1987
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 50
Duration
  • 140:00
Channel
  • Maori Television
Broadcaster
  • Maori Television Service
Programme Description
  • A romantic fantasy about an angel who wishes he were mortal and is willing to fall from the sky if it means a chance to fall in love. Set in modern day Berlin, the film follows angel Damiel's path from heavenly flight to earthly delight as he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
  • DVD also available. (DVD-V LD04-747)
Subjects
  • Aerialists--Drama
  • Angels--Drama
  • Motion pictures, German
  • Feature films--Germany
  • Feature films--France
Genres
  • Drama
  • Fantasy
  • Romance
Contributors
  • Wim Wenders (Director)
  • Wim Wenders (Writer)
  • Peter Handke (Writer)
  • Bruno Ganz (Actor)
  • Solveig Dommartin (Actor)
  • Otto Sander (Actor)
  • Peter Falk (Actor)
  • Curt Bois (Actor)
  • Road Movies Filmproduktion (Production Unit)
  • Argos Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Aerialists--Drama
  • Angels--Drama
  • Motion pictures, German
  • Feature films--Germany
  • Feature films--France