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City of Angels
1998 · Film · 114 min
Directed by Brad Silberling
When a guardian angel – who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles – becomes captivated by a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading in his pure, otherworldly existence for a mortal life with his beloved. The couple embarks on a tender but forbidden romance spanning heaven and Earth.
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Hollywood does this with productions from other countries, for example "City of Angels" [1] for "Der Himmel über Berlin" [2], or "Vanilla Sky" for "Abre los ojos" [4]. And not only do the use American casts, they re-shoot the whole movie.
The result is inferior most of the time.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Angels_%28film%29
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_of_Desire
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_Sky
[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Your_Eyes_%281997_film%29