Wings of Desire
Giants, fairies, magicians, ghosts, dragons, and monsters of all kinds… Here’s what your Cinémathèque has in store this summer! Since Méliès, filmmakers have embraced the fanstastic potential of cinema, creating infinite phantasmagorias and extraordinary spectacles where the unreal becomes real. Step into a world of fantasy and boundless imagination: whatever your generation, the monsters and wonders that once filled your childhood dreams are back this summer 2025!
Winner of the Best Director Award for Wim Wenders, 1987 Cannes Film Festival
Angels comfort men and women and take an interest in their lives. In Berlin, one of them wishes to experience life as a human being, having fallen in love with an acrobat. He leaves the world of angels and joins the mortals.
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders came to international prominence as one of the pioneers of German Cinema during the 1970s and is now considered one of the most important figures in contemporary film. In addition to his many prize-winning feature films, his work as a scriptwriter, director, producer, photographer and author also encompasses an abundance of innovative documentary films. He has been honored with countless awards at festivals around the world, including the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival for The State of Things (1982), the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival and the BAFTA for Paris, Texas (1984), the Director’s Prize in Cannes for Wings of Desire (1987), and the Silver Bear for The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) at the Berlin International Film Festival. His documentary films Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014) have all been nominated for Oscars.
Bio: Métropole Films
Photo: Gerhard Kassner
