Her Head in Films

Wim Wenders's 'Wings of Desire' (1988)

Episode Summary

In this episode, I talk about Wim Wenders's 1988 film, "Wings of Desire." It's about an angel who falls in love with a trapeze artist and is willing to give up eternity and become human in order to be with her. I think this is such a powerful and poetic film about love, connection, and what it means to be human. It's a life-affirming film that always reminds me of the beauty of being alive. There are spoilers in this episode. Full show notes: https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-120-wim-wenderss-wings-of-desire-1988

Episode Notes

In this episode, I talk about Wim Wenders's 1988 film, "Wings of Desire." It's about an angel who falls in love with a trapeze artist and is willing to give up eternity and become human in order to be with her. I think this is such a powerful and poetic film about love, connection, and what it means to be human. It's a life-affirming film that always reminds me of the beauty of being alive. There are spoilers in this episode.

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Full Show Notes:

• My episode on John Cassavetes's A Woman Under the Influence
• My episode on John Cassavetes's Opening Night
• My episode on Terrence Malick's Tree of Life
• "Too Much" by Carl Rae Jepsen
• My episode on George Sluizer's The Vanishing
• "Bad Magic" by Weyes Blood
• "Movies" by Weyes Blood
• Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave
• One More Time With Feeling
• Nick Cave's newsletter, The Red Hand Files
• Anita Lane
• Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
• "This Must be the Place (Naive Melody)" by Talking Heads

All My Sources:

• Criterion Collection edition of Wings of Desire
• Michael Atkinson - "Wings of Desire: Watch the Skies" (Criterion.com)
• BOMB Magazine interview with Wim Wenders
• Wim Wenders on Wings of Desire (Criterion.com)