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Exhibition Detail Wim Wenders WINGS OF DESIRE eighteen-thirty 1830 sunset blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90026 July 31st, 2007 8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

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EVENT TYPE:

Screening

WEBSITE:

http://www.eighteen-thirty.com

NEIGHBORHOOD:

silverlake/echo park

EMAIL:

info@eighteen-thirty.com

OPEN HOURS:

Sat 2-5

COST:

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WINGS OF DESIRE a film by WIM WENDERS
1987 / 128 mins / color - B&W

*Music Intermission by VOICE ON TAPE*

"The sky over Wenders' war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle, trenchcoated angels who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One, Damiel (Bruno Ganz), wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, Marion (Solveig Dommartin). Peter Falk, as himself, assists in the transformation by explaining the simple joys of a human experience, such as the sublime combination of coffee and cigarettes.

Told from the angel's point of view, the film is shot in black and white, blossoming into color only when the angels perceive the realities of humankind. Ultimately, Damiel determines that he must experience humanity in full, and breaks through in to the real world to pursue a life with Marion.

A hugely acclaimed and multi-award winning movie including Best Director for Wenders at Cannes 1987; which was remade in 1998 into City of Angels starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan."

DOORS OPEN AT 8:30 / FILM BEGINS AT 9 P.M. (sunset)

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