Review of Wings of Desire (1987) by Peter F — 09 Sep 2015

One of the best loved art house releases of the 80s, and for justifiable reason. It's an elegiac film, that's use of both black-and-white and colored cinematography read like elegant prose. It's almost as impressive in terms of its soundtrack, which is composed of hymms, avant-garde songs, and rock music, yet never does any of it feel out of place.

What delightful casting too, seeing that Peter Falk and Nick Cave both make captivating appearances as themselves in the picture. There is an aura of repetition in the film, and some ideas come off as a bit underutilized, but Wings of Desire remains a passionate love letter to Berlin, cinema, and the human spirit.