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Directed by Wim Wenders, Wings of Desire is the story of two angels who descend to earth to watch and listen in on the lives of lonely Berliners. The two angels seemingly float through Berlin streets, focusing for a few moments on a slew of ordinary people and their emotions: despairing, weary, optimistic and youthful, recording each moment for some heavenly record. However, the angels’ quiet, subdued mission is interrupted when one of the angels, Damiel, falls in love with a trapeze artist Marion. Shot by renowned cinematographer Henri Alekan, Wenders’s film captures the transcendent...
...fans of cinema, Wim Wenders is best known as the director of Wings of Desire, which garnered several prestigious awards and introduced him to audiences worldwide. Although the film was shot by renowned cinematographer Henri Alekan, the beautiful composition of the shots shows a director keenly aware of the way an image should look...
...photographer, Wenders’ imagistic sensitivity is even more apparent, and in the new Carpenter Center exhibit “Wim Wenders: Photos” (Dec. 4 to Jan. 11), presented in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Boston, he takes on the often startling landscape of Australia...
Karin Kolb, program coordinator at the Goethe-Institut Boston, explained the reason behind the exhibition. “We liked the fact of being able to show the public a different side of well-known and respected filmmaker Wim Wenders,” she said...
...WIM DUISENBERG, outgoing president of the European Central Bank, threatening to fine euro-zone countries that break the deficit limit