“Wings of desire” Soars in 4K: German cinema’s Fantasy Masterpiece Lands on Home Video
berlin – Wim Wenders‘ critically acclaimed “The Sky Over Berlin” (“Der Himmel über Berlin”), a cornerstone of German cinema and consistently ranked among the greatest films of all time, is now available on home video in stunning 4K resolution. The film, featured in Filmstarts.de’s rankings of both the best German films of all time and the best fantasy films in cinema history, offers a poetic exploration of life, beauty, and the human condition.
Wenders, alongside co-writers Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, crafts a thoughtful and unhurried narrative following angels as they wander through Berlin, observing and occasionally intervening in the lives of mortals. The film captures the city’s diverse moods, underscored by a score blending poetic compositions by Jürgen Knieper with the evocative sounds of Nick Cave.
Hiri an adolescent’s cinematography is highlighted for its intoxicating imagery, particularly the film’s striking use of monochrome and color to contrast the mundane and the dreamlike. The review emphasizes the film’s ability to find pictures for feelings and thoughts, making it a uniquely moving experience.
“‘The Sky Over Berlin’ shows how moving monochrome can be images, how lively the banal, colorful everyday life appears when you compare it to a depressing gray, and how thin the dividing line between dristesse and dream world is sometimes,” the review states.
