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Wings of Desire (1987)

Film

DirectorWim Wenders

Meta takes2

Figures

Objects & symbols

Marion's trapeze act and chicken-wing costume → The Performed Self

Locations

The urban landscape of Berlin, specifically the Wall and desolate spaces

Form & technique

The film's shift from black-and-white to color cinematography → Haptic Visuality

Tropes

The angels' archival listening to human thoughts
The angels' floating, observational point-of-view

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