ROCKOLLECTIONS: CALLING ALL ANGELS PT.2
Oct 16, 2009 Rockollections, WLSO NEWS
Posted by
Mike Pell
Around 2000-2001, I visited Angel out in Pennsylvania.
I brought with me a movie I thought she would like- City Of Angels.
It had nothing to do with her name, it was just that after going together for a long time, I kind of knew what she might like (I wasn’t always correct, lol!).
She flipped over the movie, bought it and watched it many times.
However, I knew it was based on a German movie, directed by Wim Wenders, called Wings Of Desire, but I hadn’t seen it at that time.
Well, to me, now that I have, there is no comparison.
The Wenders film is in black & white, is much darker in mood, and has subtitles except when Peter Falk is speaking.
It is far superior- although that’s just my opinion.
So, I thought I would open this chapter up with my favorite scene from the movie- of course it is with Peter Falk and in English.
What he says about living as a human is so simple and beautiful- just a wonderful moment captured on film.
A COMPANERO!
And this will not be our last trip to the movies for Angels.
As for the rest of this episode, I think I will say nothing and just let you listen to the directions we will go in.
However, I do want to thank a dear friend, Denise Decker, for making me listen closer to a beautiful song from the City Of Angels soundtrack I might have overlooked.
And one other thing, I will bring us to this halfway point with a song that has taken on a new meaning for me.
You will understand what I mean.
Many more Angels to come in the next 2 installments.
Mike
Tags: City Of Angels, Companero, Denise Decker, Peter Falk, Wim Wenders, Wings Of Desire
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