tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post7054099325766355545..comments2023-10-17T01:06:42.287-04:00Comments on The Quiet Life: That new show "Saving Grace"Elizabeth Pratahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post-65343282656333784482007-08-02T11:26:00.000-04:002007-08-02T11:26:00.000-04:00I saw the original when it came out, I loved it. H...I saw the original when it came out, I loved it. Hypnotic and lovely.Elizabeth Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341086233512507156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post-85233567796575788952007-08-02T10:52:00.000-04:002007-08-02T10:52:00.000-04:00The sky over Wenders' war-scarred Berlin is full o...The sky over Wenders' war-scarred Berlin is full of gentle, trenchcoated angels who listen to the tortured thoughts of mortals and try to comfort them. One, Damiel (Bruno Ganz), wishes to become mortal after falling in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, Marion (Solveig Dommartin). Peter Falk, as himself, assists in the transformation by explaining the simple joys of a human experience, such as the sublime combination of coffee and cigarettes.<BR/><BR/>Told from the angel's point of view, the film is shot in black and white, blossoming into color only when the angels perceive the realities of humankind. Ultimately, Damiel determines that he must experience humanity in full, and breaks through in to the real world to pursue a life with Marion.<BR/><BR/>A hugely acclaimed and multi-award winning movie including Best Director for Wenders at Cannes 1987; which was remade in 1998 into City of Angels starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post-43949920888450364832007-08-02T10:51:00.001-04:002007-08-02T10:51:00.001-04:00Wings of Desire. That was it.Wings of Desire. That was it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32297797.post-58304312247179807962007-08-02T10:51:00.000-04:002007-08-02T10:51:00.000-04:00Haven't seen that one. I remember an artsy film I ...Haven't seen that one. I remember an artsy film I saw when I was in college. Black and white. It had Peter Falk in it and I think Lauri Anderson did some of the music for it but it was about an angel in a modern city. Wish I could remember the name of it.<BR/><BR/>ChuckAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com