Damiel and Cassiel are two guardian angels who see the world in black and white. Dressed in long dark coats, they observe humans, listen to their thoughts and try to comfort them, but are invisible to them. Everything changes when Damiel falls in love with the trapeze artist Marion. In order to stay with her, he is willing to become human, which means giving up on his immortality and seeing the world in colors.
Winner of the best director award at Cannes Film Festival and the audience prize at the 12th Mostra.
Der Himmel über Berlin
1987
General Audiences
128 min.
Fiction
France, Germany
Love relationship, awarded films, religion, supernatural, Wim Wenders
Colorido, P&B
Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders, Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger
Henri Alekan
Peter Przygodda
Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin. Otto Sander , Curt Bois, Peter Falk
Anatole Dauman, Wim Wenders
Road Movies Filmproduktion, Argos Films, WDR
Jürgen Knieper
The Festival Agency
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