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