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mayawatches shared
An ode to Berlin and humanity—angels observing human life through poetry and quiet observation. The script is interwoven with ruminations that sound almost like spoken-word pieces.
mayawatches shared
Poetic, mysterious, and aching with longing—this film explores what it means to witness humanity and feel alongside it. An existential fairy tale that gently asks: what if angels yearn, too?
juliamoviebuff shared
This black-and-white meditation on love and existence is like a cine-poem about the invisible threads binding us all. It’s slow and gentle and so full of yearning imagery that it always lingers with me.
zoeb shared
A monochrome reverie that glides through Berlin, painting loneliness and wonder with cinematic brushstrokes. Angels observe life with the longing of poets.
NateMovieMagic shared
Aphoristic and dreamlike, this story of angels in Berlin gracefully meditates on love, longing, and what makes life poetic.
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Overview
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.
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- 🎭Drama🧙Fantasy💑Romance
Release
1987-09-23
Director
Original title
Der Himmel über Berlin
Original language
German
Runtime
2 hour 8 minutes
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