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Faraway, So Close!

In weiter Ferne, so nah!

Germany | 1993, 165 min.

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Festival edition: 1994

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The films tells the story of Cassiel, "the angel of tears." As Raphaela, his companion, Cassiel is one of the guardian angels who look over Berlin, the reunified city. They are invisible, gentle and loving, but of course powerless: They cannot interfere with people's lives, they can only talk to their hearts. But one day, out of the blue, Cassiel gives up his eternity and becomes a man in order to save the life of a little girl.

Director(-s): Wim Wenders

Born in Dusseldorf in 1945. Studied medicine and philosophy. Only after a long stay in Paris, and frequent visits to the local cinematheque, Wenders decided to start film studies. Together with W. Herzog and R.W. Fassbinder he made German cinema more lively, giving evidence of the post-war German culture and its fascination with America. He made films in Europe and in the US. He also writes about theory of cinema.

Director's filmography

1970 Summer in the City
1971 Die Angst des Tormans beim Elfmeter
1972 Die scharlachrote Buchstabe
1973 Alice in de Stadten
1975 Falsche Bewegung
1976 Im Lauf der Zeit
1977 Der amerikanische Freund
1980 Nick's Movie - Lightning over Water
1978-82 Hammett
1982 Der Stand der Dinge
1984 Paris, Texas
1985 Tokyo-ga
1987 Himmel uber Berlin
1991 Until The End of the World
1993 Faraway, So Close!

Cast & Crew

Producer: Wim Wenders, Ulrich Felsberg

Cast: Otto Sander, Peter Falk, Horst Bucholz, Nastassja Kinski, Bruno Ganz

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