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6.8When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.
Released: 1998-04-10114 minDir: Brad SilberlingRomance, Drama, FantasyBudget: $55.0MBox office: $199M
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Seth
- Meg Ryan as Maggie
- Dennis Franz as Messinger
- Andre Braugher as Cassiel
- Colm Feore as Jordan
- Robin Bartlett as Anne
Themes
- suicide
- operation
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City of Angels is a 1998 American romantic fantasy film directed by Brad Silberling, and starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan. Set in Los Angeles, California, the film is a loose remake of Wim Wenders's 1987 film Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin).
As with the original, City of Angels tells the story of an angel (Cage) who falls in love with a mortal woman (Ryan), and wishes to become human to be with her. With the guidance of a man (Dennis Franz) who has already made the transition from immortality, the angel falls and begins the human experience.
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1990s romantic fantasy films1998 American films1998 English-language films1998 filmsAmerican remakes of German filmsAmerican romantic fantasy filmsAngels in popular cultureAtlas Entertainment filmsEnglish-language romantic fantasy filmsExistentialist filmsFilms about angelsFilms based on works by Peter Handke