Faraway, So Close!
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| Faraway, So Close! | |
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| Directed by | Wim Wenders |
| Produced by | Ulrich Felsberg Michael Schwarz Wim Wenders |
| Written by | Richard Reitinger Wim Wenders Ulrich Zieger |
| Starring | Otto Sander Bruno Ganz Heinz Rühmann Peter Falk Nastassja Kinski Willem Dafoe Solveig Dommartin Rüdiger Vogler |
| Music by | Laurent Petitgand Graeme Revell David Darling Nick Cave Laurie Anderson Lou Reed |
| Cinematography | Jürgen Jürges |
| Editing by | Peter Przygodda |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) |  May 18, 1993 (Cannes Film Festival)September 1, 1993 (wide)  September 9, 1993 December 21, 1993 July 1, 1994 |
| Running time | 144 min. (German)/140 min. (U.S.) |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German/French/English |
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Faraway, So Close! is the English title of In weiter Ferne, so nah!, a 1993 film by German director Wim Wenders, which he also co-wrote with Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. It is a sequel to Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) with which it shared lead actors Otto Sander and Bruno Ganz. The film won the Grand Prix du Jury and was nominated for the Palme d'or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev appears as himself in the film, as does actor Peter Falk. Famous German actor Heinz Rühmann has his last appearance in this movie. Nastassja Kinski and Willem Dafoe also have roles. The singer Lou Reed has a cameo appearance.
U2's song "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" from 1993's album Zooropa is based upon the film's idea of angels wanting to live on earth.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- In weiter Ferne, so nah! at the Internet Movie Database
- farawaysoclose.org - fan site
| Films directed by Wim Wenders |
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| Summer in the City • The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty • The Scarlet Letter • Alice in the Cities • The Wrong Move • Kings of the Road • The American Friend • Lightning Over Water • Hammett • The State of Things • Paris, Texas • Tokyo-Ga • Wings of Desire • Until the End of the World • Faraway, So Close! • Lisbon Story • The End of Violence • Buena Vista Social Club • The Million Dollar Hotel • Ten Minutes Older • The Soul of a Man • Land of Plenty • Don't Come Knocking • |
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