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New Perspectives: Wings of Desire

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.

Short documentary 2024 4 mins

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Every day, Damiel (Bruno Ganz; The American Friend, Downfall) listens to the thoughts of mortals who play their lives out on the streets of West Berlin. He finds himself entranced by a trapeze artist (Solveig Dommartin, Until the End of the World) whose eloquent expression of her doubts and fears makes him yearn for a life where he can feel happiness and love.

Credits: Trixie Parkin-Christie- Speaker Samantha Arnold- Editor Sophie Willis- Sound Poppy Richardson- Camera

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Short documentary

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United Kingdom

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English

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