Si loin, si proche!

Titre original : In weiter Ferne, so nah!

1993
PG-13
2h 26m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,2/10

9,4 k

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Home Video Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Liretrailer2 min 06 s

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36 photos

Drama Fantasy Romance

Un groupe d'anges de la capitale allemande regarde avec un grand désir la vie des humains.Un groupe d'anges de la capitale allemande regarde avec un grand désir la vie des humains.Un groupe d'anges de la capitale allemande regarde avec un grand désir la vie des humains.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,2/10

9,4 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 4 victoires et 7 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Mikhail Gorbachev: only appears because his secretary was familiar with the movies of Wim Wenders and was a great admirer. She talked Gorbachev into giving up a couple of hours to do the cameo as he was on a trip to Germany anyway.

Gaffes
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.

Citations
Emit Flesti: Let me explain a couple of things. Time is short. That's the first thing. For the weasel, Time is a weasel. For the hero, Time is heroic. For the whore, Time is just another trick. If you're gentle, your Time is gentle. If you're in a hurry, Time flies. Time is a servant, if you are its master. Time is your god, if you are its dog. We are the creators of Time, the victims of Time, and the killers of Time. Time is timeless. That's the second thing. You are the clock, Cassiel.

Générique farfelu
The film is dedicated to actor Curt Bois who worked with Wim Wenders in "Der Himmel über Berlin".

Autres versions
The original running time at the world premiere in Cannes in May 1993 was 165 minutes. Despite winning the 'Grand Prize of the Jury' for this version, the director re-edited the film to make it shorter and improve the narrative. Unfortunately, the original version was never released again, so the Cannes reviews are actually about a slightly different film, than the 146 minutes version we know today.

Connexions
Featured in U2: Stay (Faraway, So Close!) (1993)

Bandes originales
Berlin
Written and Performed by Lou Reed

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9/10

Voted "9". Sillier than "Wings of Desire". Beautiful ending.

Wim Wenders may not be taken seriously by Hollywood (or critics) anymore, but he seems able to pull in actors and musicians at will. Great soundtrack.

Great cast as well. Check out Horst Bucholz (sp?) here and in the 1962 comedy "One, Two, Three" with James Cagney. All the "mortals", especially Bruno Ganz, seem almost gleeful. Only Willem Dafoe appears to be in a "serious German movie".

I may not be qualified to comment on the real value of this movie because "Wings of Desire" is in my permanent top 5. It probably benefits from the glow of it's precursor more than any other sequel, because I really wanted to catch up with these characters. I smiled every time I saw a familiar face.

That said, it takes about an hour to settle in but finally gets sort of serious. Watching this and "Until the End of The World" (also ripped by critics) I get the feeling Wenders was either being lazy or just freestyling to avoid boredom. Looks like fun from here.