Richard Reitinger (born 1951) is a German screenwriter. He is known for co-writing the 1987 film ''

Wings of Desire ''Wings of Desire'' (, ; ) is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders. The film is about invisible, immortal angels who populate Berlin and listen to the thoughts of its h ...

'' with

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and director

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. As Handke submitted writings for the project, Reitinger assisted Wenders in scripting scenes around Handke's contributions. Reitinger later reunited with Wenders to write the ''Wings of Desire'' sequel ''

Faraway, So Close! ''Faraway, So Close!'' (german: In weiter Ferne, so nah!) is a 1993 German fantasy film directed by Wim Wenders. The screenplay is by Wenders, Richard Reitinger and Ulrich Zieger. It is a sequel to Wenders' 1987 film '' Wings of Desire''. Actors ...

'' with Ulrich Ziegler, with Reitinger and Ziegler responsible for the bulk of the screenplay. ''Faraway, So Close!'' went on to win the

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at the

1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 1993. The Palme d'Or went to '' Farewell My Concubine'' by Chen Kaige and '' The Piano'' by Jane Campion. The festival opened with '' My Favorite Season'', directed by André Téchiné and ...

. Originally from

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

, Reitinger later resided in

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and worked as an art director at Hamburg Media School.

Filmography

His films include: *''

'' (1987) *'' The Match Factory Girl'' (1990) (actor) *''

'' (1993) *'' City of Angels'' (1998) (based on ''Wings of Desire'') *'' SuperTex'' (2004)

References

1951 births German screenwriters German male screenwriters Living people Male actors from Munich Film people from Munich {{germany-film-bio-stub