10/2 (四) 慾望之翼 Wings of Desire

10/2 (四) 慾望之翼 Wings of Desire
Der Himmel über Berlin(柏林蒼穹下)
Wim WendersWest Germany1987Color, Black and whiteGermanChinese subtitles127 min


故事發生在冷戰結束前的柏林，片中的天使總是在旁靜靜地觀察人們，聆聽人們的心聲。達米爾對自身的單純精神性存在感到厭 倦，他希望能夠感受那份存在的重量，就如人類一般。雖是超脫世俗的天使，達米爾卻愛上了馬戲團吊鞦韆的表演者，並決定穿越人神之間的界線。本片用天使靜觀 的角度，審視柏林的過去與現在。而平凡人的生活在天使的見證下，卻顯得深負哲思意涵。黑白與彩色的交換，平滑漂移的鏡頭，音樂與音效的處理，都令人印象深 刻。〈柏林蒼穹下〉絕對是溫德斯作品中最精采的一部，此片也為導演獲得第41屆坎城影展最佳導演獎。(國貿系 柯彥仕)

The sky over Wenders's war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle angels wearing trench coats who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist. 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. Full of philosophical reflections on human life, Wings of Desire is one of the best film he've ever made.