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