
City of Angels
A wistful and deeply melancholic romance unfolds as Seth, an angel tasked with guiding souls to the afterlife, finds himself irrevocably drawn to the vibrant, earthly life of Dr. Maggie Rice, a dedicated heart surgeon confronting mortality daily. Unlike typical angelic narratives focused on intervention, this film explores the agonizing cost of choosing a mortal existence – not for grand purpose, but for the pure, vulnerable experience of love and the acceptance of inevitable loss. The narrative delicately portrays a forbidden connection built on silent observation and shared understandings of life and death, culminating in a profoundly bittersweet contemplation of relinquishing immortality for a fleeting, yet intensely felt, human life. It’s a story less about divine power and more about the quiet, haunting grief of witnessing life's fragile beauty, and the bittersweet beauty of letting go.
Rolprentbesonderhede
- Regisseur
- Brad Silberling
- Vrystellingsdatum
- 1998-04-10
- Looptyd
- 114 min
- Gradering
- 6.8 / 10 (2390)
Rolverdeling
- Nicolas Cage
- Meg Ryan
- Dennis Franz













