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