One of the greatest monologues in the history of cinema. When I watch this, I remember Jeanne Moreau's La notte final scene or even the greatest Cocteau's La voix humaine adapted to cinema by Rossellini. Simply amazing
"Mit dem Zufall muss es nun aufhören." ♥ "Nicht nur die ganze Stadt, die ganze Welt nimmt gerade Teil an unserer Entscheidung. (Wir bestimmen das Spiel für alle.)" ♥ "Es gibt keine größere Geschichte, als die von uns beiden, von Mann und Frau." wunderschön.
I am no stranger to deep thoughts - I was trained to write poetry by a Shakespeare professor who was my dad and who wrote and exhibited rare art films. I love Wim Wenders' other films, but I cannot abide this. The idea is great, the cinematography is great, but the execution - the script in particular - is stilted, pretentious, lugubrious and in every way not up to the standards of the many amazing classic films that it is often compared with. I don't know why people can't see it, or why they buy into it. I have tried to like it. I have watched it several times. It's just....awful on so many levels that are important to me. I think it lacks authenticity.
I'd have to see it again, but I think I know what you're driving at. There are some subjects that movies should never touch. One is baseball. Another is angels.
I don't want to be rude but what you have written here is considerably more pretentious than this movie. You provide your poetic credentials (trained by a Shakespeare professor, really? Surely that makes you a savant of archaic literature? Poets are not trained by professors, they are torn from the sky) then you pull out the old "authenticity" chestnut, a favourite unimpeachable criticism that minor- and pseudo-academics in the arts use to discredit what they don't like. Wenders' film may or may not be great, but it is certainly authentic. I have yet to see another film constructed from a narrative akin to this one (oh yeah, City of Angels...). It is evocative and conceptually original. Look at all the raves in the comments below; clearly it touches people too-just not you with your particular "standards" and "deep thoughts".
One of the greatest monologues in the history of cinema. When I watch this, I remember Jeanne Moreau's La notte final scene or even the greatest Cocteau's La voix humaine adapted to cinema by Rossellini. Simply amazing
"Mit dem Zufall muss es nun aufhören." ♥
"Nicht nur die ganze Stadt, die ganze Welt nimmt gerade Teil an unserer Entscheidung. (Wir bestimmen das Spiel für alle.)" ♥
"Es gibt keine größere Geschichte, als die von uns beiden, von Mann und Frau."
wunderschön.
The silence right before the turn with the drink. Perfect.
Unity is plural at a minimum of two - Richard Buckminster Fuller
The supernova of true Love; rare on earth, but not impossible!
Masterpiece of cinema.
best movie ever! Wim Wenders is a genius
one of the most beautiful moments in cinematic history
i think it's the best love conversation i've ever seen. This scene resume the whole message
So romantic!
A master peice of cinimatogaphy from start to finnish.
Thank you for showing the best part of the movie! :)
I know what you mean..Bruno Ganz and his tender gaze...
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This film is entire special ina very rare way.
love it!
GREAT!
thanks for uploading this... :-)
@rebello24
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There are arts that becomes eternal and this is the case of this movie, specially this part. Thank you for the comment. Have a nice day!
bellisima delcaración de amor!!!!! ahora bien. Qué función cumple el color en la película? será mi hipótesis correcta? now & ever
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I also think so! ; )
WOW
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I make your words my words, cheers! - Susie
I am no stranger to deep thoughts - I was trained to write poetry by a Shakespeare professor who was my dad and who wrote and exhibited rare art films. I love Wim Wenders' other films, but I cannot abide this. The idea is great, the cinematography is great, but the execution - the script in particular - is stilted, pretentious, lugubrious and in every way not up to the standards of the many amazing classic films that it is often compared with. I don't know why people can't see it, or why they buy into it. I have tried to like it. I have watched it several times. It's just....awful on so many levels that are important to me. I think it lacks authenticity.
Sorry you can't see what is to be seen...
I'd have to see it again, but I think I know what you're driving at. There are some subjects that movies should never touch. One is baseball. Another is angels.
leslielandberg Exactly what you critizise is what i love about that movie. I don`t think it works in english. It`s so poetic, it hurts.
I don't want to be rude but what you have written here is considerably more pretentious than this movie. You provide your poetic credentials (trained by a Shakespeare professor, really? Surely that makes you a savant of archaic literature? Poets are not trained by professors, they are torn from the sky) then you pull out the old "authenticity" chestnut, a favourite unimpeachable criticism that minor- and pseudo-academics in the arts use to discredit what they don't like.
Wenders' film may or may not be great, but it is certainly authentic. I have yet to see another film constructed from a narrative akin to this one (oh yeah, City of Angels...). It is evocative and conceptually original. Look at all the raves in the comments below; clearly it touches people too-just not you with your particular "standards" and "deep thoughts".
it's great to see, not everything works in any language, there are secrets