Wings Of Desire (1987) at Bridport Arts Centre (12A)

Bridport Arts Centre

An angel longs for human love in one of the most celebrated cult films of the 1980s.

Two angels wander unnoticed through Berlin, eavesdropping on the thoughts of its inhabitants. Although privy to the thoughts and dreams of humans, they are forbidden from intervening in their private affairs. But when one of them falls in love with a trapeze artist, he needs to consider giving up his immortality.

Shot when Berlin seemed forever divided by the wall, director Wenders captured an angel’s-eye view of the city in black and white through virtuosic aerial shots and graceful pans. It’s a rich allegory of life in a severed city, but it’s also intensely romantic and quite unlike almost anything else.

West Germany 1987. Director Wim Wenders. With Bruno Ganz, Solveig Donmartin, Peter Falk. 129 mins. 12A

This is one of 6 films showing at BAC as part of Too Much: Melodrama on Film, a season organised by the BFI and the Film Audience Network. The season will be screening at cinemas across the UK during autumn 2025.

Special offer
Buy tickets for 5 or more films and receive a 25% discount.
All tickets will need to be purchased at the same time. This offer only applies to full priced tickets in the Sep-Dec 2025 programme and cannot be used in conjunction with other offers (eg BAC Supporters’ discount). Offer excludes Metropolis and Met Opera broadcasts.

Thursday 27 November at 7.30pm

Ticket Prices from £4.00 to £7.00

Tickets available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, Bridport Town Hall, South Street DT6 3LF. Tel: 01308 424901 or www.bridport-arts.com