Wings of Desire Critic Reviews
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Astonishing things happen and symbolism can only work by being apparent. For me, the film is like music or a landscape: It clears a space in my mind, and in that space I can consider questions. (Review of Original Release)Read the full review
Wings is a soaring vision that appeals to the senses and the spirit. (Review of Original Release)Read the full review
Wim Wenders returns to Germany with a sublimely beautiful, deeply romantic film for our times. (Review of Original Release)Read the full review
Though Wings Of Desire has a classic look, its mood and style is New Wave in every sense of the term. The synthesis of deep thought, leisurely pacing, and stunning visuals is in the spirit of work by the young European filmmakers of the '60s and '70s. (Reviewed in 2003 for DVD Release)Read the full review
An ingratiating West German "Heaven Can Wait." (Review of Original Release)Read the full review
Startlingly original at first, Wings of Desir' is in the end damagingly overloaded. The excesses of language, the ceaseless camera movement, the unyielding whimsy have the ultimate effect of wearing the audience down. (Review of Original Release)Read the full review
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