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1993 film by Wim Wenders

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Faraway, So Close! is a 1993 German fantasy drama film directed by Wim Wenders, who also served as screenwriter and producer. The movie follows Wings of Desire and depicts angels within an urban life setting. The cast includes Otto Sander, Bruno Ganz, Nastassja Kinski, and Rüdiger Vogler. Filming took place in Berlin, which serves as the narrative location. The film was produced by Tobis and Road Movies and distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and Netflix via video on demand.

The film features music composed by Laurent Petitgand and editing by Peter Przygodda. It was released in 1993 and has a runtime of 147 minutes according to some sources, or 140 minutes in others. It is part of the Damiel and Cassiel Collection. The original languages include German, French, English, and Italian. The film received the Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix. Review scores listed are 5.8 out of 10, 54 percent, and a rating of 7.2.

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Film · TMDB

6.9

A group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unified in name but overrun with crime, corruption, and—in what turns out to be a key theme here—Americans.

Released: 1993-09-01147 minDir: Wim WendersDrama, Fantasy, RomanceBox office: $810,455Part of: Damiel and Cassiel Collection

Cast

  • Otto Sander as Cassiel
  • Bruno Ganz as Damiel
  • Nastassja Kinski as Raphaela
  • Peter Falk as Peter Falk
  • Solveig Dommartin as Marion
  • Heinz Rühmann as Konrad

Themes

  • rescue
  • berlin, germany
  • angel
  • urban life
  • friends

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

9,813 votes

Year
1993
Runtime
140 min
Genres
Drama, Fantasy, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Germany
Original language
Spanish
Depicts
angel
Director
Wim Wenders
Producer
Wim Wenders
Narrative location
Berlin
Filming location
Berlin
Duration
144
FilmAffinity ID
301023
Distribution format
video on demand
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title
In weiter Ferne, so nah!
publication date
1993-09-09
film editor
Peter Przygodda
distributed by
Netflix
review score
54%
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