Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Toneelgroep Amsterdam presented another stage adaptation, created by Gideon Lester and Dirkje Houtman and directed by Ola Mafaalani. Wenders' story was also an influence on the play Angels in America by Tony Kushner, in which angels intermingle with troubled mortals. R.E.M.'s music video for "Everybody Hurts" also takes cues from the film. Wings of Desire was possibly Ganz's most remembered role before Downfall in 2004. See also List of films about angels List of submissions to the 60th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film August Sander's People of the 20th Century (1980 edition), the portrait photo book Homer studies during his library visit References Bibliography External links Wings of Desire: Watch the Skies an essay by Michael Atkinson at the Criterion Collection 1980s romantic fantasy films 1987 films 1980s English-language films English-language German films English-language French films Existentialist films Fictional angels Films about angels Films about the Berlin Wall Films directed by Wim Wenders Films produced by Anatole Dauman Films set in Berlin Films partially in color French romantic fantasy films 1980s French-language films German romantic fantasy films 1980s German-language films 1980s Hebrew-language films Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film winners Metaphysical fiction films Films with screenplays by Peter Handke 1980s Spanish-language films 1980s Turkish-language films West German films Films scored by Laurent Petitgand Films scored by Jürgen Knieper Films set in East Germany Films set in West Germany 1987 multilingual films French multilingual films German multilingual films 1980s French films 1980s German films