Wings of Desire
Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire is a dream of film that pulls you into its universe so completely that you cannot help but be forever changed for having experienced it.
Filmed in Berlin two years before the fall of the Berlin Wall, this movie explores the barriers between people and emotions. The angels in the film are detached, immortal beings who can only be seen by children. The angels can hear the thoughts of mortals and attempt to comfort them. But in the end the angels cannot experience sensory pleasures the way that humans do.
The film is in black and white when displaying the angels' perspective and in color when showing the mortal point-of-view. And it features a wonderful supporting cast including rock musician Nick Cave and television and film actor Peter Falk as themselves.