Faraway, So Close!

Original title: In weiter Ferne, so nah!

19931993
PG-13PG-13
2h 20min

In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

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A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.

Director
- Wim Wenders
Writers
- Wim Wenders(script by)
- Ulrich Zieger(script by)
- Richard Reitinger(script by)
Stars

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Awards
- 4 wins & 7 nominations

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In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Nastassja Kinski, Willem Dafoe, Peter Falk, Bruno Ganz, and Otto Sander in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Nastassja Kinski, Willem Dafoe, Peter Falk, Bruno Ganz, and Otto Sander in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Nastassja Kinski, Willem Dafoe, Peter Falk, Bruno Ganz, and Otto Sander in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Heinz Rühmann and Otto Sander in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Heinz Rühmann and Otto Sander in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Bruno Ganz and Otto Sander in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Willem Dafoe in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Horst Buchholz, Otto Sander, and Rüdiger Vogler in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Willem Dafoe and Otto Sander in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Udo Samel and Gerd Wameling in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

Willem Dafoe in In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993)

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A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.

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Taglines
- Your favorite Angels are back!
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for language
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Mikhail Gorbachev only appears because his secretary was familiar with the movies of Wim Wenders and was a great admirer. She talked Gorbachev into giving up a couple of hours to do the cameo as he was on a trip to Germany anyway.

Goofs
After Cassiel meets Anton Becker and returns to Angelo's pizzeria, he meets Emit Flesti and Damiel puts his flour stained hands on Flesti's shoulder, leaving a white mark on the black suit. The next time we see Flesti, moments later, there is no white mark.

Quotes
Emit Flesti: Let me explain a couple of things. Time is short. That's the first thing. For the weasel, Time is a weasel. For the hero, Time is heroic. For the whore, Time is just another trick. If you're gentle, your Time is gentle. If you're in a hurry, Time flies. Time is a servant, if you are its master. Time is your god, if you are its dog. We are the creators of Time, the victims of Time, and the killers of Time. Time is timeless. That's the second thing. You are the clock, Cassiel.

Crazy credits
The film is dedicated to actor Curt Bois who worked with Wim Wenders in "Der Himmel über Berlin".

Alternate versions
The original running time at the world premiere in Cannes in May 1993 was 165 minutes. Despite winning the 'Grand Prize of the Jury' for this version, the director re-edited the film to make it shorter and improve the narrative. Unfortunately, the original version was never released again, so the Cannes reviews are actually about a slightly different film, than the 146 minutes version we know today.

Connections
Featured in U2: Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (1993)

Soundtracks
Berlin
Written and Performed by Lou Reed

Top review

9/10

Voted "9". Sillier than "Wings of Desire". Beautiful ending.

Wim Wenders may not be taken seriously by Hollywood (or critics) anymore, but he seems able to pull in actors and musicians at will. Great soundtrack.

Great cast as well. Check out Horst Bucholz (sp?) here and in the 1962 comedy "One, Two, Three" with James Cagney. All the "mortals", especially Bruno Ganz, seem almost gleeful. Only Willem Dafoe appears to be in a "serious German movie".

I may not be qualified to comment on the real value of this movie because "Wings of Desire" is in my permanent top 5. It probably benefits from the glow of it's precursor more than any other sequel, because I really wanted to catch up with these characters. I smiled every time I saw a familiar face.

That said, it takes about an hour to settle in but finally gets sort of serious. Watching this and "Until the End of The World" (also ripped by critics) I get the feeling Wenders was either being lazy or just freestyling to avoid boredom. Looks like fun from here.

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Budget
- $10,500,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $810,455
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $55,019
- Dec 26, 1993
Gross worldwide
- $810,455

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Runtime
- 2h 20min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Dolby
Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1

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