Richard Reitinger

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Richard Reitinger
Born1951 (age 69–70)[1]
Munich, West Germany
OccupationScreenwriter

Richard Reitinger (born 1951) is a German screenwriter. He is known for co-writing the 1987 film Wings of Desire with Peter Handke and director Wim Wenders. As Handke submitted writings for the project, Reitinger assisted Wenders in scripting scenes around Handke's contributions.[2] Reitinger later reunited with Wenders to write the Wings of Desire sequel Faraway, So Close! with Ulrich Ziegler,[3] with Reitinger and Ziegler responsible for the bulk of the screenplay.[4] Faraway, So Close! went on to win the Grand Prix at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.[5]

Originally from Munich, Reitinger later resided in Kleinmachnow and worked as an art director at Hamburg Media School.[1]

Filmography[]

His films include:[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Autorinnen und Autoren, Herausgeberinnen und Herausgeber". . Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ Wenders, Wim (1997). "Excerpts from Interviews with Wenders". The Cinema of Wim Wenders: Image, Narrative, and the Postmodern Condition. Wayne State University Press. p. 67. ISBN 0814325785.
  3. ^ Cook, Roger; Gemünden, Gerd (1997). "Filmography". The Cinema of Wim Wenders: Image, Narrative, and the Postmodern Condition. Wayne State University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0814325785.
  4. ^ Fry, Carrol Lee (2008). Cinema of the Occult: New Age, Satanism, Wicca, and Spiritualism in Film. Associated University Presses. p. 88. ISBN 0934223955.
  5. ^ "IN WEITER FERNE, SO NAH !". Cannes Film Festival. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Richard Reitinger". British Film Institute. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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