Wings of Desire (Criterion) – Wim Wenders’ stylized fantasy about guardian angels hovering over Berlin can’t be blamed for the American remake that was a fiasco, City of Angels, or treacle like Touched by an Angel. Instead, this 1988 masterpiece is a moody one-of-a-kind film that’s alternatively introspective and expansive, pretentious and naive, black-and-white and color (superbly filmed by cinematographer Henri Alekan), and sentimental and detached. It’s also a heartfelt paean to Wenders’ favorite German city: as a time capsule of what Berlin looked like right before the Wall came down, nothing beats Wings. Criterion’s Blu-ray is possibly its best release yet in the hi-def format, and the voluminous extras include bonus features ported over from the MGM release (retrospective documentary and audio commentary), along with new material about Alekan and actor Curt Bois.originally posted on timessquare.com
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