- 1. Who is the director of the movie 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Federico Fellini
B) Wim Wenders
C) Ingmar Bergman
D) Pedro Almodóvar
- 2. In which city is the movie primarily set?
A) Paris
B) New York City
C) Berlin
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 become a guardian angel
B) To perform a miracle
C) To experience human emotions
D) To gain immortality
- 5. Which famous poet is mentioned in the film and is said to have been an angel?
A) Friedrich Nietzsche
B) Pablo Neruda
C) Emily Dickinson
D) Rainer Maria Rilke
- 6. What major historical event is referenced in the film as a backdrop to the story?
A) The French Revolution
B) The Cuban Missile Crisis
C) World War II
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) Technicolor
C) Sepia
D) Monochrome blue
- 8. Who plays the role of Damiel, one of the angels?
A) Tom Cruise
B) Nicolas Cage
C) Bruno Ganz
D) Peter Falk
- 9. How do the angels communicate with each other in the film?
A) Using hand signals
B) Through telepathy
C) Talking out loud
D) Writing messages in the sky
- 10. What does the black-and-white cinematography represent in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Human suffering
B) The Berlin Wall
C) The world as seen by the angels
D) Nighttime scenes
- 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) Damiel
B) Cassiel
C) Peter Falk
D) Bruno Ganz
- 13. Which character in 'Wings of Desire' is described as profoundly lonely?
A) Homer
B) Peter Falk
C) Cassiel
D) The circus trapeze artist Marion
- 14. What is the name of the sequel to 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Faraway, So Close!
B) City of Angels
C) Heaven Over Berlin
D) Angels in Berlin
- 15. Who performs at the concert that Damiel and Marion attend together?
A) David Bowie
B) Nick Cave
C) U2
D) Crime & the City Solution
- 16. Which actor portrays Marion in the film?
A) Solveig Dommartin
B) Lajos Kovács
C) Elmar Wilms
D) Beatrice Manowski
- 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) Peter Werner
B) Curt Bois
C) Otto Kuhnle
D) Christoph Merg
- 19. Who appears as himself in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Peter Falk
B) Laurent Petitgand
C) Chick Ortega
D) Bruno Rosaz
- 20. In the film, who is cast as Der Sterbende (the dying man)?
A) Otto Sander
B) Sigurd Rachman
C) Elmar Wilms
D) Hans-Martin Stier
- 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) Hans-Martin Stier
B) Beatrice Manowski
C) Elmar Wilms
D) Sigurd Rachman
- 23. Who plays Das Strichmädchen (the young prostitute) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Beatrice Manowski
B) Bruno Rosaz
C) Laurent Petitgand
D) Lajos Kovács
- 24. Which actor portrays Marion's Trainer in the circus?
A) Peter Werner
B) Christoph Merg
C) Lajos Kovács
D) Otto Kuhnle
- 25. Which actor plays Im Zirkus - Der Kapellmeister (in the circus, the bandleader) in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Otto Kuhnle
B) Christoph Merg
C) Laurent Petitgand
D) Chick Ortega
- 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) Peter Werner
B) Otto Kuhnle
C) Chick Ortega
D) Laurent Petitgand
- 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) 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) Richard Reitinger
B) Peter Handke
C) Anatole Dauman
D) Bruno Ganz
- 31. What was the budget for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) 10 million DM
B) 3 million DM
C) 5 million DM
D) 7 million DM
- 32. Which French producer worked on 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Claude Berri
B) Luc Besson
C) Anatole Dauman
D) Alain Sarde
- 33. When did 'Wings of Desire' debut at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) Late October 1987
B) February 2015
C) 29 April 1988
D) 17 May 1987
- 34. When was the DVD released by The Criterion Collection for 'Wings of Desire'?
A) 2009
B) 2018
C) 1988
D) 2005
- 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) Sam Mendes
C) Phyllida Lloyd
D) Peter Brook
- 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 journey through time
D) A desire for a woman's love
- 38. When did the 4K restoration of 'Wings of Desire' premiere?
A) February 2015
B) 17 May 1987
C) 16 February 2018
D) 29 April 1988
- 39. Which critic credited Wings of Desire for its whimsical realm and Ganz's performance?
A) Pauline Kael
B) Rita Kempley
C) David Stratton
D) Desson Howe
- 40. How long did it take for Solveig Dommartin to learn the circus moves?
A) Six months.
B) She used a stunt double.
C) Eight weeks.
D) A year.
- 41. Which writer described the cinematic style of 'Wings of Desire' as 'bold' and artistic?
A) Alexander Graf
B) Leigh Singer
C) Martin Brady
D) Terrie Waddell
- 42. In which year did The Guardian place Wings of Desire in the 10 best films ever set in Berlin?
A) 2013
B) 2015
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) Rita Kempley
B) Pauline Kael
C) Janet Maslin
D) Jessica Ritchey
- 44. In which year did Empire magazine rank Wings of Desire 64th in 'The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema'?
A) 2010
B) 2015
C) 2008
D) 2012
- 45. Which critic recommended seeing Wings of Desire to understand how radically Berlin has been altered since the 1980s?
A) Richard Corliss
B) Ian Nathan
C) David Stratton
D) Michael Sontheimer
- 46. In which district does the Angel building observe people in Prague?
A) Smíchov
B) Prague Castle
C) Old Town
D) Vinohrady
- 47. In which country did 'Wings of Desire' open on 29 April 1988?
A) Japan
B) United States
C) Germany
D) France
- 48. Which critic described Wings of Desire as 'extraordinary' and possibly 'the ultimate German movie'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) David Denby
C) Gene Siskel
D) Pauline Kael
- 49. Which critic embraced the visuals, performances, and score of Wings of Desire?
A) Ian Nathan
B) Jonathan Rosenbaum
C) David Stratton
D) Richard Schickel
- 50. What rating was given to 'Wings of Desire' upon its release in New York City?
A) R
B) G
C) NC-17
D) PG-13
- 51. Who was announced to write and direct the second American remake of 'Wings of Desire' in 2023?
A) Sofia Coppola
B) Ashley Avis
C) Chloé Zhao
D) Greta Gerwig
- 52. What approval rating does Wings of Desire hold on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 90%
B) 85%
C) 95%
D) 80%
- 53. Which band's music video for 'Everybody Hurts' takes cues from 'Wings of Desire'?
A) U2
B) R.E.M.
C) Nirvana
D) The Beatles
- 54. What was the title of 'Wings of Desire' in France?
A) Les Ailes du désir
B) Berlin im Himmel
C) Die Flügel der Sehnsucht
D) Die Engel von Berlin
- 55. Which architect designed the building Angel in Prague, inspired by 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Zaha Hadid
B) Jean Nouvel
C) Norman Foster
D) Frank Gehry
- 56. Which critic found Wings of Desire 'damagingly overloaded' in execution?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Desson Howe
C) Janet Maslin
D) David Denby
- 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) 3.2 million
C) Nearly 4 million
D) 1,079,432
- 60. What does the frequent angel's-eye-view shots of East and West Berlin allow for in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) : Emotional detachment
B) : Historical accuracy
C) Quasi-objective voyeuristic surveillance
D) : Personal introspection
- 61. Which critic remarked that Wings of Desire made moviegoers feel impotent?
A) Gene Siskel
B) David Denby
C) Pauline Kael
D) Roger Ebert
- 62. Which publication placed Wings of Desire in the top 10 best films of the 1980s?
A) Variety
B) Empire
C) The New York Times
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) Young Vic
B) National Theatre
C) Royal Shakespeare Company
D) Northern Stage
- 64. Which critic described Wings of Desire as 'obnoxious'?
A) Rita Kempley
B) Ian Nathan
C) John Simon
D) James Monaco
- 65. Who is credited with influencing Wim Wenders' depiction of order in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Ingmar Bergman
B) Andrei Tarkovsky
C) Yasujirō Ozu
D) François Truffaut
- 66. Which company distributed 'Wings of Desire' in the U.S.?
A) Sony Pictures
B) The Criterion Collection
C) Orion Classics
D) Kinowelt
- 67. Which critic described the film as having 'a mood of reverie, elegy and meditation'?
A) Desson Howe
B) Janet Maslin
C) David Denby
D) Roger Ebert
- 68. What fashion element did Andrew Greeley observe about the angels in 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Brightly colored suits
B) Traditional robes
C) Casual streetwear
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) Falk Harnack
B) Peter Handke
C) Jürgen Knieper
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) Richard Schickel
B) Jonathan Rosenbaum
C) David Denby
D) Sheila Benson
- 72. What happened during the production when Peter Falk went missing?
A) He left the film set permanently.
B) The filming schedule was delayed.
C) He was replaced by another actor.
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) The writings of Friedrich Nietzsche
B) St. Paul's 1 Corinthians 13
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) Steven Spielberg
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Tim Burton
- 75. Who directed the 2006 stage adaptation of 'Wings of Desire'?
A) Sam Mendes
B) Ola Mafaalani
C) Julie Taymor
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) Run Lola Run
B) The Lives of Others
C) Das Boot
D) Good Bye Lenin!
- 77. 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
- 78. What was edited out from the final scene of 'Wings of Desire'?
A) A dance sequence
B) A monologue by Damiel
C) A pie fight between the stars
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) 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) David Stratton
B) James Monaco
C) Ian Nathan
D) Richard Corliss
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