- 1. Who is the director of the movie 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Federico Fellini
B) Ingmar Bergman
C) Wim Wenders
D) Pedro Almodóvar
- 2. In which city is the movie primarily set?
A) New York City
B) Berlin
C) Tokyo
D) Paris
- 3. What is the original title of 'Wings of Desire' in German?
A) Himmel und Erde
B) Der Himmel über Berlin
C) Himmelslicht
D) Engel fliegen nicht
- 4. What is Damiel's desire that leads him to become human?
A) To become a guardian angel
B) To experience human emotions
C) To gain immortality
D) To perform a miracle
- 5. Which famous poet is mentioned in the film and is said to have been an angel?
A) Emily Dickinson
B) Friedrich Nietzsche
C) Rainer Maria Rilke
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) World War II
C) The fall of the Berlin Wall
D) The French Revolution
- 7. What color do the angels see in the world of the living?
A) Sepia
B) Monochrome blue
C) Technicolor
D) Black and white
- 8. Who plays the role of Damiel, one of the angels?
A) Tom Cruise
B) Peter Falk
C) Bruno Ganz
D) Nicolas Cage
- 9. How do the angels communicate with each other in the film?
A) Writing messages in the sky
B) Using hand signals
C) Talking out loud
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) Nighttime scenes
C) The Berlin Wall
D) Human suffering
- 11. Which festival awarded Wim Wenders Best Director for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Sundance Film Festival
B) Cannes Film Festival
C) Venice Film Festival
D) Berlin International Film Festival
- 12. Who among the following is an angel that follows Homer in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Bruno Ganz
B) Damiel
C) Cassiel
D) Peter Falk
- 13. Which character in 'Wings of Desire' is described as profoundly lonely?
A) Peter Falk
B) The circus trapeze artist Marion
C) Cassiel
D) Homer
- 14. What is the name of the sequel to 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Faraway, So Close!
B) Angels in Berlin
C) Heaven Over Berlin
D) City of Angels
- 15. Who performs at the concert that Damiel and Marion attend together?
A) Nick Cave
B) Crime & the City Solution
C) David Bowie
D) U2
- 16. Which actor portrays Marion in the film?
A) Elmar Wilms
B) Solveig Dommartin
C) Lajos Kovács
D) Beatrice Manowski
- 17. Who is cast as Cassiel in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Bruno Ganz
B) Peter Falk
C) Otto Sander
D) Hans-Martin Stier
- 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) Chick Ortega
B) Laurent Petitgand
C) Peter Falk
D) Bruno Rosaz
- 20. In the film, who is cast as Der Sterbende (the dying man)?
A) Otto Sander
B) Hans-Martin Stier
C) Elmar Wilms
D) Sigurd Rachman
- 21. Who plays the role of Ein trauriger Mann (a sad man) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Sigurd Rachman
B) Beatrice Manowski
C) Hans-Martin Stier
D) Elmar Wilms
- 22. Which actor is cast as Der Selbstmörder (the suicide) in the film?
A) Beatrice Manowski
B) Sigurd Rachman
C) Elmar Wilms
D) Hans-Martin Stier
- 23. Who plays Das Strichmädchen (the young prostitute) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Lajos Kovács
B) Bruno Rosaz
C) Laurent Petitgand
D) Beatrice Manowski
- 24. Which actor portrays Marion's Trainer in the circus?
A) Lajos Kovács
B) Christoph Merg
C) Otto Kuhnle
D) Peter Werner
- 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) Otto Kuhnle
B) Chick Ortega
C) Peter Werner
D) Christoph Merg
- 27. Which actor plays one of the Jongleurs (jugglers) in the circus?
A) Laurent Petitgand
B) Otto Kuhnle
C) Peter Werner
D) Chick Ortega
- 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) Otto Kuhnle
B) Christoph Merg
C) Chick Ortega
D) Peter Werner
- 30. Who wrote much of the dialogue and poetic narrations for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Peter Handke
B) Anatole Dauman
C) Richard Reitinger
D) Bruno Ganz
- 31. What was the budget for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) 10 million DM
B) 7 million DM
C) 5 million DM
D) 3 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) 29 April 1988
B) 17 May 1987
C) Late October 1987
D) February 2015
- 34. When was the DVD released by The Criterion Collection for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) 2005
B) 1988
C) 2009
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) 48th
C) 1st
D) 10th
- 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) A desire for a woman's love
B) : A battle between good and evil
C) A journey through time
D) : An escape from reality
- 38. 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
- 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) A year.
B) She used a stunt double.
C) Eight weeks.
D) Six months.
- 41. Which writer described the cinematic style of 'Wings of Desire' as 'bold' and artistic?
A) Martin Brady
B) Leigh Singer
C) Terrie Waddell
D) Alexander Graf
- 42. In which year did The Guardian place Wings of Desire in the 10 best films ever set in Berlin?
A) 2011
B) 2009
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) Jessica Ritchey
B) Janet Maslin
C) Rita Kempley
D) Pauline Kael
- 44. In which year did Empire magazine rank Wings of Desire 64th in 'The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema'?
A) 2012
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2015
- 45. Which critic recommended seeing Wings of Desire to understand how radically Berlin has been altered since the 1980s?
A) Michael Sontheimer
B) Richard Corliss
C) David Stratton
D) Ian Nathan
- 46. In which district does the Angel building observe people in Prague?
A) Smíchov
B) Prague Castle
C) Vinohrady
D) Old Town
- 47. In which country did 'Wings of Desire' open on 29 April 1988?
A) United States
B) Germany
C) France
D) Japan
- 48. Which critic described Wings of Desire as 'extraordinary' and possibly 'the ultimate German movie'?
A) Pauline Kael
B) Gene Siskel
C) Roger Ebert
D) David Denby
- 49. Which critic embraced the visuals, performances, and score of Wings of Desire?
A) Jonathan Rosenbaum
B) Ian Nathan
C) Richard Schickel
D) David Stratton
- 50. What rating was given to 'Wings of Desire' upon its release in New York City?
A) NC-17
B) PG-13
C) R
D) G
- 51. Who was announced to write and direct the second American remake of 'Wings of Desire' in 2023?
A) Ashley Avis
B) Chloé Zhao
C) Greta Gerwig
D) Sofia Coppola
- 52. What approval rating does Wings of Desire hold on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 95%
B) 90%
C) 80%
D) 85%
- 53. Which band's music video for 'Everybody Hurts' takes cues from 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Nirvana
B) U2
C) The Beatles
D) R.E.M.
- 54. What was the title of 'Wings of Desire' in France?
A) Berlin im Himmel
B) Die Flügel der Sehnsucht
C) Die Engel von Berlin
D) Les Ailes du désir
- 55. Which architect designed the building Angel in Prague, inspired by 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Zaha Hadid
B) Norman Foster
C) Jean Nouvel
D) Frank Gehry
- 56. Which critic found Wings of Desire 'damagingly overloaded' in execution?
A) Desson Howe
B) David Denby
C) Janet Maslin
D) Roger Ebert
- 57. When did 'Wings of Desire' finish its run in North America?
A) February 2015
B) 11 May 1989
C) 17 May 1987
D) 29 April 1988
- 58. Who praised Wings of Desire for its poetry and themes of loneliness?
A) Ian Nathan
B) Leonard Maltin
C) Jonathan Rosenbaum
D) James Monaco
- 59. How many admissions did 'Der Himmel über Berlin' have in Germany?
A) Nearly 4 million
B) 1,079,432
C) 922,718
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) Variety
B) The Los Angeles Times
C) The New York Times
D) Empire
- 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) Royal Shakespeare Company
D) Young Vic
- 64. Which critic described Wings of Desire as 'obnoxious'?
A) Ian Nathan
B) John Simon
C) Rita Kempley
D) James Monaco
- 65. Who is credited with influencing Wim Wenders' depiction of order in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Yasujirō Ozu
B) François Truffaut
C) Andrei Tarkovsky
D) Ingmar Bergman
- 66. Which company distributed 'Wings of Desire' in the U.S.?
A) Kinowelt
B) Sony Pictures
C) Orion Classics
D) The Criterion Collection
- 67. Which critic described the film as having 'a mood of reverie, elegy and meditation'?
A) Janet Maslin
B) David Denby
C) Desson Howe
D) Roger Ebert
- 68. 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
- 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) Empire magazine critics
D) Rotten Tomatoes critics
- 70. Who composed the score for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Peter Handke
B) Jürgen Knieper
C) Falk Harnack
D) Laurent Petitgand
- 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) Richard Schickel
C) Jonathan Rosenbaum
D) David Denby
- 72. What happened during the production when Peter Falk went missing?
A) The filming schedule was delayed.
B) He was replaced by another actor.
C) He left the film set permanently.
D) German police were called after he was discovered in a café.
- 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) Tim Burton
B) Martin Scorsese
C) Steven Spielberg
D) Brad Silberling
- 75. Who directed the 2006 stage adaptation of 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Julie Taymor
B) Ola Mafaalani
C) Sam Mendes
D) Ivo van Hove
- 76. 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) Good Bye Lenin!
C) Run Lola Run
D) The Lives of Others
- 77. Which critic awarded Wings of Desire three and a half stars, describing it as 'Haunting' and 'lyrical'?
A) Leonard Maltin
B) Jonathan Rosenbaum
C) James Monaco
D) Richard Schickel
- 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) The Roundhouse, London, England
B) Bassiani, Tbilisi, Georgia
C) Café de la Danse, Paris, France
D) Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA
- 80. What did Peter Handke propose to add to the film during post-production?
A) New scenes with actors
B) Color grading changes
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) Richard Corliss
B) Ian Nathan
C) James Monaco
D) David Stratton
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