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 hu ...

'' with

Peter Handke Peter Handke (; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrians, Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has ...

and director

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, Venice International Film ...

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

1993 Cannes Film Festival The 46th Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 1993. French filmmaker Louis Malle served as jury president for the main competition. French actress Jeanne Moreau hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. The ''Palme d'Or'' was join ...

. Originally from

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

, Reitinger later resided in

Kleinmachnow Kleinmachnow is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated south-west of the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf and east of Potsdam. First mentioned in the Landbuch of Karl IV in 1375, the Kleinmachno ...

and worked as an art director at Hamburg Media School.

Filmography

His films include: *''

'' (1987) *'' The Match Factory Girl'' (1990) (actor) *'' Faraway, So Close!'' (1993) *'' City of Angels'' (1998) (based on ''Wings of Desire'') *'' SuperTex'' (2003)

References

1951 births 20th-century German screenwriters 21st-century German screenwriters German male screenwriters Living people Male actors from Munich Film people from Munich {{germany-film-bio-stub