wings of coincidence

Lia and I had a roaming long conversation on Saturday afternoon which led, in a roundabout way, to the Siegessaulle - a romantic icon of the city's magic and a centrepoint monument in the heart of Berlin that is surrounded by the lush green of the Tiergarten on all sides. I don't even remember the historical significance of the statue anymore, but it has been permanently etched in my own romantic consciousness by Wim Wenders' beautiful film Wings of Desire.


So here's the thing.

As it turns out, Lia has never seen the film. In and of itself this ain't much but, given that she was in the film, it's pretty crazy! I just learned that Lia's mom is an accomplished Germany actress and that she had a part in Wings of Desire. And, as a result, so did Lia.

There's a scene in the film where one of the characters decides to give up being an angel in order to become human. He crashes to the earth and is found, lying in the street, by bunch of young girls who ask him what he's doing there. Kind of reminds me of this...a bit.

Well, one of the girls who finds the fallen angel is a 10 year old Lia. Pretty amazing.

This tiny little globe of ours is ever shrinking in fascinating ways...

J.V.