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