Wings of Desire (1987)

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.

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

What to watch after Wings of Desire

• Alice in the Cities (1974) — Wim Wenders directed both
• Paris, Texas (1984) — Wim Wenders directed both
• The American Friend (1977) — Wim Wenders directed both
• The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
• Paris, Je T'aime (2006) — Same feel: emotional, intimate
• Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) — Same feel: intimate, melancholy