Der Himmel über Berlin 1987

Critics score:
98 / 100

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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Startlingly original at first, Wings of Desire is in the end damagingly overloaded. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Wings of Desire is one of Wenders's most stunning achievements. Read more

Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: A fantasy that... goes right in spite of its solemn style. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The film evokes a mood of reverie, elegy and meditation. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Few films are so rich, so intriguing, or so ambitious. Read more

David Stratton, Variety: A sublimely beautiful, deeply romantic film for our times. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A soaring vision that appeals to the senses and the spirit Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Underneath its melancholia and mind-boggling, even bothersome metaphysics, it's the simplest (well, almost) story ever told -- angel meets girl, angel gets girl. Read more