柏林蒼穹下

英文名: Wings of Desire

原名: Himmel über Berlin, Der

 

Directed by
Wim Wenders

Writing credits
Peter Handke
Richard Reitinger (screenplay)

 

Tagline: There are angels on the streets of Berlin.

Plot Outline: An angel tires of overseeing human activity and wishes to become human when he falls in love with a mortal.

This Wim Wenders film centers around the story of two angels wandering in a mixture of post-war and modern Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat and finds in her the fufillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone.

 

User Comments: A Remarkable Achievement.

A visually beautiful film, which boasts one of the most poetic and literary scripts ever- the dreamlike poetry of the dialogue fits seamlessly in with the overpowering visuals. The acting is of very high callibre too, with Peter Falk adding a very welcome dimension to the film and Bruno Ganz proving a master at acting via expression and nuance. The storyline is nice and simple and is given much additional poignancy and depth by the way Wenders directed, Henri Alekan photographed and the choice of music for certain scenes- the use of Nick Cave's "The Carney" is especially perfect for the scene in which it was used, as was the music during the main scene where we get to see Marion's Trapeze act- the music, visual mastery and the act itself combine to stunningly entrancing effect. That 100 people have given this film a 1/10 mark is almost beyond belief, as it is an absolute joy from start to finish.

 

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruno Ganz	....	Damiel
Solveig Dommartin	....	Marion
Otto Sander	....	Cassiel
Curt Bois	....	Homer, the aged poet
Peter Falk	....	Der Filmstar
Hans Martin Stier	....	In weiteren Rollen - Der Sterbende
Elmar Wilms	....	In weiteren Rollen - Ein trauriger Mann
Sigurd Rachman	....	In weiteren Rollen - Der Selbstmörder
Beatrice Manowski	....	Im weiteren Rollen - Das Strichmädchen
Lajos Kovács	....	Im Zirkus - Marion's Trainer
Bruno Rosaz	....	Im Zirkus - Der Clown
Laurent Petitgand	....	Im Zirkus - Der Kapellmeister
Chick Ortega	....	Im Zirkus - Der Schlagzeuger (as Chico Rojo Ortega)
Otto Kuhnle	....	Im Zirkus - Die Jongleure
Christoph Merg	....	Im Zirkus - Der Jongleure

 

Runtime: 127 min
Country: West Germany / France
Language: German / English / French
Color: Black and White / Color
Sound Mix: Dolby

之所以down了這部片子，是被它的名字所吸引。正如其名，這是一部很好的片子。很安靜。有很美的語言，清緩平靜被念出來，像詩一樣。一邊看，每每有衝動把它們聽寫下來，很有泰戈爾的散文詩的意味。“當兒童仍在孩提的時候，他經常問...”黑白基調，偶爾有色彩，很簡單，也很豐富。

 

我看的片子不多，多是經過朋友推薦，所以質量尚可。最近有down片看片的頻率有所上升，重溫了一些老片，彌補了一些很久想看而沒有看過的片子，也看名字好聽的片子嚐試了兩部，其一是“愛在日落之前”，另一便是這部，看起來效果還不錯。：）