Wim Wenders's 'Wings of Desire' (1988)
Her Head in FilmsMay 22, 202401:20:25

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

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 (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.com/episodes/66a3b15c)
• My episode on John Cassavetes's Opening Night (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-113-john-cassavetess-opening-night-1977)
• My episode on Terrence Malick's Tree of Life (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-108-terrence-malicks-the-tree-of-life-2011)
• "Too Much" by Carl Rae Jepsen (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJA42HLg5k4)
• My episode on George Sluizer's The Vanishing (https://herheadinfilms.simplecast.com/episodes/episode-116-george-sluizers-the-vanishing-1988)
• "Bad Magic" by Weyes Blood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxs96Mmfu7A)
• "Movies" by Weyes Blood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFtRq6t3jOo)
• Skeleton Tree by Nick Cave (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_Tree)
• One More Time With Feeling (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_More_Time_with_Feeling)
• Nick Cave's newsletter, The Red Hand Files (https://www.theredhandfiles.com/)
• Anita Lane (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Lane)
• Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_to_a_Young_Poet)
• "This Must be the Place (Naive Melody)" by Talking Heads (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9gK2fOq4MY)

All My Sources:

• Criterion Collection edition of Wings of Desire (https://www.criterion.com/films/200-wings-of-desire)
• Michael Atkinson - "Wings of Desire: Watch the Skies" (Criterion.com) (https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1288-wings-of-desire-watch-the-skies)
• BOMB Magazine interview with Wim Wenders (https://bombmagazine.org/articles/wim-wenders)
• Wim Wenders on Wings of Desire (Criterion.com) (https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1290-on-wings-of-desire)