The Angel Falls to Earth: Bruno Ganz Dies
by Gregg Chadwick Bruno Ganz as the angel Damiel in Wim Wender's Classic Film Wings of Desire Bruno Ganz has died at 77 leaving us with a rich legacy. The Swiss film actor played numerous iconic roles over the years from an angel longing for human love in Wings of Desire to Hitler facing imminent defeat in Downfall . The New York Times reports that Bruno died at his home in Zurich. Bruno Ganz left his mark on Berlin in Wender's Wings of Desire . Painters, writers, and filmmakers from Max Beckmann to Christopher Isherwood to Wim Wenders have created visions of Berlin that still guide us across the city's potent memoryscape. Gregg Chadwick The Angel of History 29"x73" oil and sumi on Japanese screen In honor of Bruno, I am posting my oil and ink on screen painting The Angel of History inspired by the writings of Walter Benjamin. Benjamin wrote: "This is how one pictures the angel of history. His face i...
