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 |
| Preceded by | Wings of Desire |
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Faraway, So Close! (German: In weiter Ferne, so nah!) is a 1993 film by German director Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by Wenders, Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. The film is a sequel to Wenders' 1987 film Wings of Desire. Actors Otto Sander and Bruno Ganz reprise their roles as angels visiting earth, and the film also stars Nastassja Kinski, Willem Dafoe and Heinz Rühmann (in his last film role).
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It also features cameo appearances by singer Lou Reed, American actor Peter Falk and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, all of whom play themselves.
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U2's song "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" on their 1993's album Zooropa was written for the film, and is based on the film's idea of angels wanting to live on earth.
The film won the Grand Prix du Jury and was nominated for the Palme d'or at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.
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| Preceded by The Stolen Children |
Grand Prix du Jury, Cannes 1993 |
Succeeded by To Live tied with Burnt by the Sun |
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