the sadness, the experience, the wisdom that allows her to be an angel", explaining his argument by saying that at age 30, Kinski resembled her now-dead father Klaus in "The deep-set eyes. The hurt in the lips." New York responded to the casting of Gorbachev with a simple "Go figure". In his 2007 Movie Guide, Leonard Maltin gave it two and a half stars, and approved of the casting. Time Out dismissed it as "a considerable disappointment". The film won the Grand Prix du Jury at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, and Best Cinematography for Jürgen Jürges at the German Film Awards. Its song "Stay" was also nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Song. See also List of films about angels Notes References Bibliography External links Official website 1993 films 1993 fantasy films 1990s German films 1990s German-language films Cannes Grand Prix winners Cultural depictions of Mikhail Gorbachev Films about angels Films about Christianity Films directed by Wim Wenders Films scored by Laurent Petitgand Films set in Berlin German fantasy films German sequel films