Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. The Boy with the Movie Camera: Biography; Historical background; Student films; Part II. On the Road: Exile and Innocence: Major themes and images in Wenders' films; Part III. Close analysis of Selected Films: Kings of the Road; The State of Things; Paris, Texas: between the winds; Wings of Desire: between heaven and earth; Part IV. Conclusion: A stranger in Heimat; Footnotes to I–IV; Filmography; Bibliography.

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An examination of the work of one of the most well-known directors of the New German Cinema.

Reviews

."..an in-depth study of the works and life of one of the best-known filmakers of the New German Cinema. Complete with very useful bibliography, index, and filmography, the book provides both a good introduction to and also an excellent resource for further research into Wender's oeuvre." Rahel Hahn, German Studies Review