Only Angels Have Wings (Sense & Sensibility)

Show & Culture

Anxieties, loves, and exploits of pilots and mechanics in a small airline company ensuring postal connections in the Andes. "The classically ‘Hawksian’ dialectic of group and individual, of masculine brotherhood threatened by femininity, is embodied in a film of intelligence and absolute mastery. A psychological drama disguised as an aviation superproduction, where the actors shine. Cary Grant is exceptional: rarely has he shown such mastery, both of himself and his craft, with a sharp mind ready for any situation and confidence verging on arrogance." (Le Guide cinéma, Éd. Télérama) "One of Howard Hawks' finest pictures: a swoony saga of fatalistic flyboys and the women who try to keep their feet on the ground." (Total Film)