A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.
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| Otto Sander | ... | Cassiel | |
| Peter Falk | ... | Peter Falk | |
| Horst Buchholz | ... | Tony Baker | |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | ... | Mikhail Gorbachev (as Michail S. Gorbatschow) | |
| Nastassja Kinski | ... | Raphaela | |
| Heinz Rühmann | ... | Konrad | |
| Bruno Ganz | ... | Damiel | |
| Solveig Dommartin | ... | Marion | |
| Rüdiger Vogler | ... | Phillip Winter | |
| Lou Reed | ... | Lou Reed | |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Emit Flesti | |
| Monika Hansen | ... | Hanna / Gertrud Becker | |
| Günter Meisner | ... | Fälscher | |
| Ronald Nitschke | ... | Patzke | |
| Hanns Zischler | ... | Dr. Becker | |
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A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.
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Country:
GermanyRelease Date:
21 December 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Faraway, So Close! See more »Edit
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Budget:
$10,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$55,019, 26 December 1993Gross USA:
$810,455Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Written by Luigi Denza and Peppino Turco
Performed by Bruno Ganz
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The human name Cassiel chooses is Karl Engel. "Engel" is German for "angel." See more »Goofs
When Karl is lighting the old film to use it as a fuse (simulating old nitrate film which is highly flammable and known to self ignite) you can see the line of gun or flash powder underneath the film when it moves. See more »Crazy Credits
The film is dedicated to actor Curt Bois who worked with Wim Wenders in "Der Himmel über Berlin". See more »Soundtracks
Funiculì, funiculàWritten by Luigi Denza and Peppino Turco
Performed by Bruno Ganz
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Although it has received mixed reviews by critics, this follow-up to "Der Himmel über Berlin" (1987) is a deeply moving and beautiful film. Wenders explores the polarities which exist in a newly unified Berlin and in so doing examines some of the polarities which exist in life itself. As "Cassiel," Otto Sander has given us another endearing Wenders protagonist who learns all too quickly about what life (and time) can present upon an individual. Laurent Petitgand's stunning musical score enhances the sublime images photographed by Jürgen Jürges. Although "Der Himmel über Berlin" (1987), is an almost mandatory pre-requisite, "In weiter Ferne, so nah!" (1993) is a vastly different film which proves itself in its own right.
Cinema has produced many wonderful films over the past century or so, but when looking at the various elements of film combined here, there is no other movie which touches me quite so positively, quite as deeply as this one.