Bruno Ganz, actor who played Hitler in Downfall, dies aged 77

I will always remember him best as the angel Damiel in Wings of Desire. An absolutely beautiful thing, and he’ll be missed.

My favorite vignette from that film, alongside Peter Falk(!!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qo3F-0keq8

I can’t see you, but I know you’re here. I feel it. You’ve been hanging around since I got here. I wish I could see your face. Just look into your eyes and tell you how good it is to be here. Just to touch something. See that’s cold; that feels good. Or to smoke. Have coffee. Or if you do it together, that’s fantastic. Or to draw. You know, you take a pencil and you make a dark line, then you make a light line and together it’s a good line. Or when your hands are cold and you rub them together. See that’s good, that feels good. There’s so many good things, but you’re not here. I’m here. I wish you were here. I wish you could talk to me. . .cuz I’m a friend. Compañero.

He was terrific in that role. RIP.