A group of angels in the German capital look longingly upon the life of humans.
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Cast
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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
Box Office
Budget:
$10,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$55,019, 26 December 1993Gross USA:
$810,455Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$810,455Company Credits
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Lou Reed: If I knew, I would tell you. Hang in there.
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Written by Luigi Denza and Peppino Turco
Performed by Bruno Ganz
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Willem Dafoe's character is named "Emit Flesti," which is "Time Itself" spelled backwards. See more »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. See more »Quotes
Cassiel: Why can't I be good? Why can't I act like a man? Why can't I act like other men can?Lou Reed: If I knew, I would tell you. Hang in there.
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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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This film is about passion. A flicker on the eyes of an angel, our brief lives are as unique and intense as they are ephemeral, and time itself is the fire that burn our passions and desires. Complex and multicultural, the film is disturbingly deep as it is light, a contrast of innocence and evil, showing how the Faust compromise can be present and right/wrong can become difficult to define. Also, the participation of Lou Reed and Peter Falk as themselves bring Faust to reality, as a mirror to ourselves. The deeply german Wenders pay a compliment to Gorbatchev for the fall of the Wall, maybe telling us the duality of time, that can be good and evil like the faces of a coin. Wonderful piece of art.