- 1. Who is the director of the movie 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Wim Wenders
B) Federico Fellini
C) Ingmar Bergman
D) Pedro Almodóvar
- 2. In which city is the movie primarily set?
A) Tokyo
B) Paris
C) New York City
D) Berlin
- 3. What is the original title of 'Wings of Desire' in German?
A) Himmelslicht
B) Engel fliegen nicht
C) Himmel und Erde
D) Der Himmel über Berlin
- 4. What is Damiel's desire that leads him to become human?
A) To become a guardian angel
B) To gain immortality
C) To experience human emotions
D) To perform a miracle
- 5. Which famous poet is mentioned in the film and is said to have been an angel?
A) Rainer Maria Rilke
B) Pablo Neruda
C) Emily Dickinson
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 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) Technicolor
C) Sepia
D) Monochrome blue
- 8. Who plays the role of Damiel, one of the angels?
A) Nicolas Cage
B) Peter Falk
C) Tom Cruise
D) Bruno Ganz
- 9. How do the angels communicate with each other in the film?
A) Writing messages in the sky
B) Through telepathy
C) Using hand signals
D) Talking out loud
- 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) The Berlin Wall
D) Nighttime scenes
- 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) Damiel
B) Bruno Ganz
C) Cassiel
D) Peter Falk
- 13. Which character in 'Wings of Desire' is described as profoundly lonely?
A) Cassiel
B) Homer
C) The circus trapeze artist Marion
D) Peter Falk
- 14. What is the name of the sequel to 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Angels in Berlin
B) Faraway, So Close!
C) City of Angels
D) Heaven Over Berlin
- 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) Lajos Kovács
B) Solveig Dommartin
C) Beatrice Manowski
D) Elmar Wilms
- 17. Who is cast as Cassiel in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Otto Sander
B) Bruno Ganz
C) Hans-Martin Stier
D) Peter Falk
- 18. Which actor plays the role of Homer in the film?
A) Curt Bois
B) Peter Werner
C) Otto Kuhnle
D) Christoph Merg
- 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) Sigurd Rachman
B) Otto Sander
C) Hans-Martin Stier
D) Elmar Wilms
- 21. Who plays the role of Ein trauriger Mann (a sad man) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Beatrice Manowski
B) Elmar Wilms
C) Hans-Martin Stier
D) Sigurd Rachman
- 22. Which actor is cast as Der Selbstmörder (the suicide) in the film?
A) Beatrice Manowski
B) Elmar Wilms
C) Sigurd Rachman
D) Hans-Martin Stier
- 23. Who plays Das Strichmädchen (the young prostitute) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Bruno Rosaz
B) Lajos Kovács
C) Beatrice Manowski
D) Laurent Petitgand
- 24. Which actor portrays Marion's Trainer in the circus?
A) Christoph Merg
B) Otto Kuhnle
C) Peter Werner
D) Lajos Kovács
- 25. Which actor plays Im Zirkus - Der Kapellmeister (in the circus, the bandleader) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Chick Ortega
B) Otto Kuhnle
C) Christoph Merg
D) Laurent Petitgand
- 26. Who is cast as Im Zirkus - Der Schlagzeuger (in the circus, the drummer) in the film?
A) Christoph Merg
B) Otto Kuhnle
C) Peter Werner
D) Chick Ortega
- 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) Peter Werner
B) Laurent Petitgand
C) Otto Kuhnle
D) Christoph Merg
- 29. Which actor plays Im Zirkus - Der Manager (in the circus, the manager) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Christoph Merg
B) Otto Kuhnle
C) Chick Ortega
D) Peter Werner
- 30. Who wrote much of the dialogue and poetic narrations for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Bruno Ganz
B) Anatole Dauman
C) Richard Reitinger
D) Peter Handke
- 31. What was the budget for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) 3 million DM
B) 10 million DM
C) 5 million DM
D) 7 million DM
- 32. Which French producer worked on 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Luc Besson
B) Claude Berri
C) Anatole Dauman
D) Alain Sarde
- 33. When did 'Wings of Desire' debut at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) 17 May 1987
B) February 2015
C) 29 April 1988
D) Late October 1987
- 34. When was the DVD released by The Criterion Collection for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) 2009
B) 1988
C) 2005
D) 2018
- 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) 25th
B) 10th
C) 1st
D) 48th
- 36. Who adapted and directed the 2003 stage adaptation of 'Wings of Desire' in Newcastle upon Tyne?
A) Peter Brook
B) Sam Mendes
C) Phyllida Lloyd
D) Alan Lyddiard
- 37. What does Nick Cave's song 'From Her to Eternity' suggest?
A) : A battle between good and evil
B) : An escape from reality
C) A desire for a woman's love
D) A journey through time
- 38. When did the 4K restoration of 'Wings of Desire' premiere?
A) 17 May 1987
B) 29 April 1988
C) 16 February 2018
D) February 2015
- 39. Which critic credited Wings of Desire for its whimsical realm and Ganz's performance?
A) Desson Howe
B) Rita Kempley
C) Pauline Kael
D) David Stratton
- 40. How long did it take for Solveig Dommartin to learn the circus moves?
A) She used a stunt double.
B) A year.
C) Eight weeks.
D) Six months.
- 41. Which writer described the cinematic style of 'Wings of Desire' as 'bold' and artistic?
A) Alexander Graf
B) Terrie Waddell
C) Leigh Singer
D) Martin Brady
- 42. In which year did The Guardian place Wings of Desire in the 10 best films ever set in Berlin?
A) 2015
B) 2009
C) 2011
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) Jessica Ritchey
B) Rita Kempley
C) Pauline Kael
D) Janet Maslin
- 44. In which year did Empire magazine rank Wings of Desire 64th in 'The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema'?
A) 2010
B) 2008
C) 2015
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) Michael Sontheimer
D) David Stratton
- 46. In which district does the Angel building observe people in Prague?
A) Vinohrady
B) Old Town
C) Smíchov
D) Prague Castle
- 47. In which country did 'Wings of Desire' open on 29 April 1988?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Japan
D) United States
- 48. Which critic described Wings of Desire as 'extraordinary' and possibly 'the ultimate German movie'?
A) Pauline Kael
B) Roger Ebert
C) David Denby
D) Gene Siskel
- 49. Which critic embraced the visuals, performances, and score of Wings of Desire?
A) Jonathan Rosenbaum
B) David Stratton
C) Ian Nathan
D) Richard Schickel
- 50. What rating was given to 'Wings of Desire' upon its release in New York City?
A) PG-13
B) NC-17
C) R
D) G
- 51. Who was announced to write and direct the second American remake of 'Wings of Desire' in 2023?
A) Sofia Coppola
B) Greta Gerwig
C) Ashley Avis
D) Chloé Zhao
- 52. What approval rating does Wings of Desire hold on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 95%
B) 85%
C) 90%
D) 80%
- 53. Which band's music video for 'Everybody Hurts' takes cues from 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Nirvana
B) The Beatles
C) R.E.M.
D) U2
- 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) Zaha Hadid
B) Frank Gehry
C) Norman Foster
D) Jean Nouvel
- 56. Which critic found Wings of Desire 'damagingly overloaded' in execution?
A) Janet Maslin
B) David Denby
C) Roger Ebert
D) Desson Howe
- 57. 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
- 58. Who praised Wings of Desire for its poetry and themes of loneliness?
A) Leonard Maltin
B) Ian Nathan
C) Jonathan Rosenbaum
D) James Monaco
- 59. How many admissions did 'Der Himmel über Berlin' have in Germany?
A) 922,718
B) 1,079,432
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) : Historical accuracy
B) : Emotional detachment
C) Quasi-objective voyeuristic surveillance
D) : Personal introspection
- 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) 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) National Theatre
B) Northern Stage
C) Young Vic
D) Royal Shakespeare Company
- 64. Which critic described Wings of Desire as 'obnoxious'?
A) John Simon
B) Rita Kempley
C) Ian Nathan
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) The Criterion Collection
B) Kinowelt
C) Sony Pictures
D) Orion Classics
- 67. Which critic described the film as having 'a mood of reverie, elegy and meditation'?
A) Janet Maslin
B) Roger Ebert
C) David Denby
D) Desson Howe
- 68. What fashion element did Andrew Greeley observe about the angels in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Brightly colored suits
B) Trench-coat fashion
C) Traditional robes
D) Casual streetwear
- 69. Which critic placed Wings of Desire 34th in BBC's list of The 100 greatest foreign language films?
A) BBC critics
B) Empire magazine critics
C) Rotten Tomatoes critics
D) Metacritic critics
- 70. Who composed the score for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Laurent Petitgand
B) Jürgen Knieper
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) Richard Schickel
B) David Denby
C) Sheila Benson
D) Jonathan Rosenbaum
- 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 left the film set permanently.
D) He was replaced by another actor.
- 73. What does 'Song of Childhood' in 'Wings of Desire' parallel according to Terrie Waddell?
A) St. Paul's 1 Corinthians 13
B) The works of Shakespeare
C) The writings of Friedrich Nietzsche
D) The poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke
- 74. Who directed the U.S. remake 'City of Angels' released in 1998?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) Tim Burton
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Brad Silberling
- 75. Who directed the 2006 stage adaptation of 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Ivo van Hove
B) Ola Mafaalani
C) Julie Taymor
D) Sam Mendes
- 76. Which other German film was mentioned alongside 'Wings of Desire' as one of the top foreign language films in the U.S.?
A) Run Lola Run
B) The Lives of Others
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 dance sequence
C) An angelic choir performance
D) A monologue by Damiel
- 79. Where was the queer arts and music festival 'Wings of Desire' founded in 2023?
A) The Roundhouse, London, England
B) Café de la Danse, Paris, France
C) Bassiani, Tbilisi, Georgia
D) Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 80. What did Peter Handke propose to add to the film during post-production?
A) A new musical score
B) His writings via voice-over
C) Color grading changes
D) New scenes with actors
- 81. Which critic awarded Wings of Desire four and a half stars in his 1992 Movie Guide?
A) Ian Nathan
B) Richard Corliss
C) James Monaco
D) David Stratton
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