Wings of Desire (1987) – Filming Locations
Drama / Fantasy / Romance · Directed by Wim Wenders · Starring Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin
Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.
Where was Wings of Desire filmed?
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Angels Damiel and Cassiel observe the divided city and its inhabitants from above and on street level. The heart of the film's setting, capturing the contrast between East and West Berlin during the Cold War era
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Angels observe the divided city at the wall; Damiel descends to earth near the wall. The iconic symbol of Berlin's division serves as a pivotal location where the angel Damiel chooses to become human
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Damiel walks through the bustling West Berlin shopping street as a newly human angel. West Berlin's glamorous main shopping street represents human sensory experience and consumer culture that fascinates the newly corporeal angel
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Damiel attends a theatrical performance and encounters the trapeze artist Marion. The avant-garde theatre is where Damiel experiences human emotion and art, central to his transformation and romance
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Scenes of Berlin's urban landscape and nature; Damiel and Marion's romantic encounters. Berlin's largest park provides a natural setting contrasting with the urban decay and division of the city, symbolizing hope and renewal