About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'Wings of Desire' and its themes of spirituality and understanding.

Imagine a world where, whenever you think you are alone, there are always a bunch of dudes in trench coats quietly standing behind you and resting their hands on your shoulder. And they can read your mind. And they talk about you to their friends. And sometimes they sneak into your dreams. Now imagine that there is nothing creepy about that and it's actually very reassuring. And that maybe we can find world peace through understanding and a new kind of politically-informed spirituality. Thanks to these trench coat guys. *Come support the podcast and get yourself or someone you love a random gift at our merch store . T-shirts, hoodies, mugs, stickers, and more! If you'd like to watch ahead for next week's film, we will be discussing and reviewing Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights (1997).

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Noyes, Charles Peterson

Topics covered

• spirituality
• film analysis
• understanding
• political themes
• dreams

Keywords

• Wings of Desire
• film review
• spirituality
• politics
• dreams
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wings of Desire, Boogie Nights

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