- 1. Who is the director of the movie 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Federico Fellini
B) Wim Wenders
C) Ingmar Bergman
D) Pedro Almodóvar
- 2. In which city is the movie primarily set?
A) New York City
B) Paris
C) Berlin
D) Tokyo
- 3. What is the original title of 'Wings of Desire' in German?
A) Engel fliegen nicht
B) Himmelslicht
C) Der Himmel über Berlin
D) Himmel und Erde
- 4. What is Damiel's desire that leads him to become human?
A) To gain immortality
B) To perform a miracle
C) To experience human emotions
D) To become a guardian angel
- 5. Which famous poet is mentioned in the film and is said to have been an angel?
A) Rainer Maria Rilke
B) Emily Dickinson
C) Friedrich Nietzsche
D) Pablo Neruda
- 6. What major historical event is referenced in the film as a backdrop to the story?
A) The fall of the Berlin Wall
B) World War II
C) The Cuban Missile Crisis
D) The French Revolution
- 7. What color do the angels see in the world of the living?
A) Black and white
B) Monochrome blue
C) Sepia
D) Technicolor
- 8. Who plays the role of Damiel, one of the angels?
A) Tom Cruise
B) Bruno Ganz
C) Peter Falk
D) Nicolas Cage
- 9. How do the angels communicate with each other in the film?
A) Using hand signals
B) Talking out loud
C) Writing messages in the sky
D) Through telepathy
- 10. What does the black-and-white cinematography represent in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) The world as seen by the angels
B) Human suffering
C) Nighttime scenes
D) The Berlin Wall
- 11. Which festival awarded Wim Wenders Best Director for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Sundance Film Festival
B) Cannes Film Festival
C) Berlin International Film Festival
D) Venice Film Festival
- 12. Who among the following is an angel that follows Homer in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Peter Falk
B) Damiel
C) Bruno Ganz
D) Cassiel
- 13. Which character in 'Wings of Desire' is described as profoundly lonely?
A) The circus trapeze artist Marion
B) Cassiel
C) Homer
D) Peter Falk
- 14. What is the name of the sequel to 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Faraway, So Close!
B) Heaven Over Berlin
C) Angels in Berlin
D) City of Angels
- 15. Who performs at the concert that Damiel and Marion attend together?
A) U2
B) Crime & the City Solution
C) Nick Cave
D) David Bowie
- 16. Which actor portrays Marion in the film?
A) Solveig Dommartin
B) Beatrice Manowski
C) Lajos Kovács
D) Elmar Wilms
- 17. Who is cast as Cassiel in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Peter Falk
B) Hans-Martin Stier
C) Bruno Ganz
D) Otto Sander
- 18. Which actor plays the role of Homer in the film?
A) Peter Werner
B) Christoph Merg
C) Otto Kuhnle
D) Curt Bois
- 19. Who appears as himself in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Peter Falk
B) Laurent Petitgand
C) Chick Ortega
D) Bruno Rosaz
- 20. In the film, who is cast as Der Sterbende (the dying man)?
A) Sigurd Rachman
B) Elmar Wilms
C) Otto Sander
D) Hans-Martin Stier
- 21. Who plays the role of Ein trauriger Mann (a sad man) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Sigurd Rachman
B) Beatrice Manowski
C) Hans-Martin Stier
D) Elmar Wilms
- 22. Which actor is cast as Der Selbstmörder (the suicide) in the film?
A) Sigurd Rachman
B) Hans-Martin Stier
C) Elmar Wilms
D) Beatrice Manowski
- 23. Who plays Das Strichmädchen (the young prostitute) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Lajos Kovács
B) Laurent Petitgand
C) Beatrice Manowski
D) Bruno Rosaz
- 24. Which actor portrays Marion's Trainer in the circus?
A) Peter Werner
B) Christoph Merg
C) Otto Kuhnle
D) Lajos Kovács
- 25. Which actor plays Im Zirkus - Der Kapellmeister (in the circus, the bandleader) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Christoph Merg
B) Otto Kuhnle
C) Chick Ortega
D) Laurent Petitgand
- 26. Who is cast as Im Zirkus - Der Schlagzeuger (in the circus, the drummer) in the film?
A) Chick Ortega
B) Christoph Merg
C) Peter Werner
D) Otto Kuhnle
- 27. Which actor plays one of the Jongleurs (jugglers) in the circus?
A) Otto Kuhnle
B) Peter Werner
C) Chick Ortega
D) Laurent Petitgand
- 28. Who is cast as another Jongleur (juggler) in the circus?
A) Peter Werner
B) Christoph Merg
C) Otto Kuhnle
D) Laurent Petitgand
- 29. Which actor plays Im Zirkus - Der Manager (in the circus, the manager) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Peter Werner
B) Otto Kuhnle
C) Christoph Merg
D) Chick Ortega
- 30. Who wrote much of the dialogue and poetic narrations for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Richard Reitinger
B) Bruno Ganz
C) Peter Handke
D) Anatole Dauman
- 31. What was the budget for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) 7 million DM
B) 10 million DM
C) 3 million DM
D) 5 million DM
- 32. Which French producer worked on 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Claude Berri
B) Alain Sarde
C) Anatole Dauman
D) Luc Besson
- 33. When did 'Wings of Desire' debut at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) Late October 1987
B) 17 May 1987
C) February 2015
D) 29 April 1988
- 34. When was the DVD released by The Criterion Collection for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) 2018
B) 1988
C) 2005
D) 2009
- 35. What was 'Wings of Desire's' rank among the top 50 highest-grossing foreign language films in the U.S. as calculated by Variety in 2000?
A) 48th
B) 25th
C) 1st
D) 10th
- 36. Who adapted and directed the 2003 stage adaptation of 'Wings of Desire' in Newcastle upon Tyne?
A) Phyllida Lloyd
B) Sam Mendes
C) Alan Lyddiard
D) Peter Brook
- 37. What does Nick Cave's song 'From Her to Eternity' suggest?
A) : A battle between good and evil
B) A journey through time
C) : An escape from reality
D) A desire for a woman's love
- 38. When did the 4K restoration of 'Wings of Desire' premiere?
A) 16 February 2018
B) 29 April 1988
C) 17 May 1987
D) February 2015
- 39. Which critic credited Wings of Desire for its whimsical realm and Ganz's performance?
A) David Stratton
B) Desson Howe
C) Rita Kempley
D) Pauline Kael
- 40. How long did it take for Solveig Dommartin to learn the circus moves?
A) Six months.
B) Eight weeks.
C) She used a stunt double.
D) A year.
- 41. Which writer described the cinematic style of 'Wings of Desire' as 'bold' and artistic?
A) Martin Brady
B) Terrie Waddell
C) Alexander Graf
D) Leigh Singer
- 42. In which year did The Guardian place Wings of Desire in the 10 best films ever set in Berlin?
A) 2015
B) 2013
C) 2011
D) 2009
- 43. Which critic found it odd to be an atheist and love Wings of Desire, while admiring its black-and-white photography?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Rita Kempley
C) Jessica Ritchey
D) Pauline Kael
- 44. In which year did Empire magazine rank Wings of Desire 64th in 'The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema'?
A) 2008
B) 2015
C) 2010
D) 2012
- 45. Which critic recommended seeing Wings of Desire to understand how radically Berlin has been altered since the 1980s?
A) Ian Nathan
B) Richard Corliss
C) David Stratton
D) Michael Sontheimer
- 46. In which district does the Angel building observe people in Prague?
A) Vinohrady
B) Smíchov
C) Prague Castle
D) Old Town
- 47. In which country did 'Wings of Desire' open on 29 April 1988?
A) United States
B) Germany
C) France
D) Japan
- 48. Which critic described Wings of Desire as 'extraordinary' and possibly 'the ultimate German movie'?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Pauline Kael
C) Roger Ebert
D) David Denby
- 49. Which critic embraced the visuals, performances, and score of Wings of Desire?
A) Ian Nathan
B) Richard Schickel
C) David Stratton
D) Jonathan Rosenbaum
- 50. What rating was given to 'Wings of Desire' upon its release in New York City?
A) R
B) G
C) NC-17
D) PG-13
- 51. Who was announced to write and direct the second American remake of 'Wings of Desire' in 2023?
A) Greta Gerwig
B) Ashley Avis
C) Chloé Zhao
D) Sofia Coppola
- 52. What approval rating does Wings of Desire hold on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 80%
B) 90%
C) 85%
D) 95%
- 53. Which band's music video for 'Everybody Hurts' takes cues from 'Wings of Desire'?
A) U2
B) Nirvana
C) The Beatles
D) R.E.M.
- 54. What was the title of 'Wings of Desire' in France?
A) Die Engel von Berlin
B) Les Ailes du désir
C) Berlin im Himmel
D) Die Flügel der Sehnsucht
- 55. Which architect designed the building Angel in Prague, inspired by 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Norman Foster
B) Frank Gehry
C) Jean Nouvel
D) Zaha Hadid
- 56. Which critic found Wings of Desire 'damagingly overloaded' in execution?
A) Desson Howe
B) David Denby
C) Roger Ebert
D) Janet Maslin
- 57. When did 'Wings of Desire' finish its run in North America?
A) 29 April 1988
B) 11 May 1989
C) 17 May 1987
D) February 2015
- 58. Who praised Wings of Desire for its poetry and themes of loneliness?
A) James Monaco
B) Jonathan Rosenbaum
C) Ian Nathan
D) Leonard Maltin
- 59. How many admissions did 'Der Himmel über Berlin' have in Germany?
A) 1,079,432
B) 922,718
C) Nearly 4 million
D) 3.2 million
- 60. What does the frequent angel's-eye-view shots of East and West Berlin allow for in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) : Personal introspection
B) : Emotional detachment
C) : Historical accuracy
D) Quasi-objective voyeuristic surveillance
- 61. Which critic remarked that Wings of Desire made moviegoers feel impotent?
A) David Denby
B) Pauline Kael
C) Roger Ebert
D) Gene Siskel
- 62. Which publication placed Wings of Desire in the top 10 best films of the 1980s?
A) The Los Angeles Times
B) Variety
C) The New York Times
D) Empire
- 63. Which theatre company created a stage adaptation of 'Wings of Desire' in Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K. in 2003?
A) Royal Shakespeare Company
B) Northern Stage
C) National Theatre
D) Young Vic
- 64. Which critic described Wings of Desire as 'obnoxious'?
A) Rita Kempley
B) John Simon
C) James Monaco
D) Ian Nathan
- 65. Who is credited with influencing Wim Wenders' depiction of order in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Andrei Tarkovsky
B) Ingmar Bergman
C) Yasujirō Ozu
D) François Truffaut
- 66. Which company distributed 'Wings of Desire' in the U.S.?
A) Sony Pictures
B) Orion Classics
C) Kinowelt
D) The Criterion Collection
- 67. Which critic described the film as having 'a mood of reverie, elegy and meditation'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Desson Howe
C) David Denby
D) Janet Maslin
- 68. What fashion element did Andrew Greeley observe about the angels in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Traditional robes
B) Trench-coat fashion
C) Brightly colored suits
D) Casual streetwear
- 69. Which critic placed Wings of Desire 34th in BBC's list of The 100 greatest foreign language films?
A) Metacritic critics
B) Rotten Tomatoes critics
C) Empire magazine critics
D) BBC critics
- 70. Who composed the score for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Jürgen Knieper
B) Falk Harnack
C) Peter Handke
D) Laurent Petitgand
- 71. Which critic described the bulk of Wings of Desire before Damiel becomes human as one of Wenders's most stunning achievements?
A) Jonathan Rosenbaum
B) Sheila Benson
C) Richard Schickel
D) David Denby
- 72. What happened during the production when Peter Falk went missing?
A) German police were called after he was discovered in a café.
B) The filming schedule was delayed.
C) He was replaced by another actor.
D) He left the film set permanently.
- 73. What does 'Song of Childhood' in 'Wings of Desire' parallel according to Terrie Waddell?
A) The works of Shakespeare
B) The writings of Friedrich Nietzsche
C) The poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
D) St. Paul's 1 Corinthians 13
- 74. Who directed the U.S. remake 'City of Angels' released in 1998?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Tim Burton
C) Brad Silberling
D) Martin Scorsese
- 75. Who directed the 2006 stage adaptation of 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Ivo van Hove
B) Sam Mendes
C) Ola Mafaalani
D) Julie Taymor
- 76. Which other German film was mentioned alongside 'Wings of Desire' as one of the top foreign language films in the U.S.?
A) The Lives of Others
B) Das Boot
C) Good Bye Lenin!
D) Run Lola Run
- 77. Which critic awarded Wings of Desire three and a half stars, describing it as 'Haunting' and 'lyrical'?
A) Richard Schickel
B) James Monaco
C) Jonathan Rosenbaum
D) Leonard Maltin
- 78. What was edited out from the final scene of 'Wings of Desire'?
A) A monologue by Damiel
B) An angelic choir performance
C) A pie fight between the stars
D) A dance sequence
- 79. Where was the queer arts and music festival 'Wings of Desire' founded in 2023?
A) Café de la Danse, Paris, France
B) Bassiani, Tbilisi, Georgia
C) The Roundhouse, London, England
D) Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 80. What did Peter Handke propose to add to the film during post-production?
A) His writings via voice-over
B) New scenes with actors
C) A new musical score
D) Color grading changes
- 81. Which critic awarded Wings of Desire four and a half stars in his 1992 Movie Guide?
A) Ian Nathan
B) David Stratton
C) James Monaco
D) Richard Corliss
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