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 Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Wings is a soaring vision that appeals to the senses and the spirit.
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Time: Richard Corliss
Wings of Desire works hard to be both an essay and a love story, a mural and an intimate portrait. To savor this film, the viewer must work hard too. But when the artists behind the screen and the angels in the audience meet, it's like a smoke and coffee: fantastic! (1998 May 9, p. 79)Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
An ingratiating West German "Heaven Can Wait." (Review of Original Release)Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
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 Full Review »
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