127 mins – Germany / France 1987 – Subtitles – Dir: Wim Wenders
Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin and Otto Sander
Damiel (Bruno Ganz at his best) is one of a legion of angels who watches over the lives of residents in a divided city. Set towards the end of the 1980s, before the Berlin Wall came down, the film charts Damiel’s desire to feel, just as the subjects he watches over do. In particular, he is enraptured by Solveig Dommartin’s Marion, an acrobat in a circus. Although it is only children who can see the angels, Marion is faintly aware of Damiel’s presence. As is Peter Falk’s actor, filming on location in the city, who has a past that links him with the otherworldly guardians.
This remastered version of Wim Wenders’ heart-breaking Berlin masterpiece is a glorious love letter to a city and a time capsule of a bygone era.
| Sun 14 August 4.30pm |
Wed 17 August 6pm |
Thurs 18 August 8.15pm |
Kino Dreams – The Reveries of Wim Wenders Return To Cinemas
KINO DREAMS is the first UK/Irish retrospective of Wim Wenders’ films in 15 years and the first chance for UK/Irish audiences to experience the new restorations of Wings of Desire, The American Friend and Kings of The Road in cinemas.
