The Bitter Kitten Movie Club: "Wings of Desire" (1987)

About this episode

Tom and Lorenzo explore the themes and legacy of Wim Wenders' film 'Wings of Desire'.

Tom and Lorenzo dive deep into director Wim Wenders' 1987 art house classic about life, love, death, time and the city of Berlin, unpacking the genesis, production, themes and legacy of "Wings of Desire."

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom, Lorenzo

Topics covered

• film analysis
• Wim Wenders
• art house cinema
• themes of life and death
• Berlin
• 1980s cinema

Keywords

• Wings of Desire
• Wim Wenders
• Berlin
• art house film
• 1987
• life and death
• cinema analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wings of Desire

Places: Berlin

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