When angels fall in love – finding transcendence in film

“Wings of Desire” defies any neat explanations of what it’s about or what it means.

Bruno Ganz as the angel Damiel in Wings of Desire
PHOTO: ALAMY/PICTORIAL PRESS

Wim Wenders considered becoming a priest; instead, he became a giant of the cinema. But how far did his faith influence his movies? Isabelle Grey asked him.

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