Wings Of Desire

A Guide Through The Many Aspects Of Wenderss Groundbreaking Film, Employing Archival Research To Bring Out Insights Into Its Making And Its Meanings. Filmed In 198687 In Still-divided Berlin, Wim Wenderss Wings Of Desire Is Both A Utopian Fairy Tale And A Fascinating Time Capsule Of That Late Cold War Moment. Together With Legendary French Cinematographer Henri Alekan(who Had Worked On Jean Cocteaus La Belle Et La Bte Of 1946, Among Many Other Films) And Austrian Author Peter Handke (with Whom He Had Collaborated Before), Wenders Created A Multilayered Filmic Poem Of Dazzling Complexity: The Skies Over Berlin Are Populated With Angels Bearing Witness To Its Inhabitants' Everyday Concerns.