DECEMBER 1, 2001

6:00 PM

“WINGS OF DESIRE” 

Directed By:  Wim Wenders 

DSPP ARTS COMMITTEE invites you to our next film group meeting on SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 1, at 6:00 p.m., to screen and discuss Wim Wenders' WINGS OF DESIRE. This wistful, haunting film is based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke. It won the 1987 Best Director award at the Cannes film festival. Called "sublimely beautiful" by Variety magazine, "enchanting" by the New York Times, "that rare thing...a work of true originality" by Newsweek, and "a superearthly exaltation of ordinary earthly pleasure" by New York Magazine, the film is a fable combining magical realism with psychological exploration of human trade-offs between intellectual detachment and erotic emotionality, with entirely earthly consequences. A brilliant film, it combines fantasy with a poetic contemporary sensibility.

Wenders is one of the most important directors on the international scene, first coming to prominence with films that focused on postwar Germany and the Americanization of culture. The rootlessness of his characters addressed broader philosophical concerns, exploring loneliness, alienation, passionate longings, and psychological conflict in depth. His PARIS, TEXAS, the story of a drifter making peace with his turbulent past, including a son he's never known, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1984. 

WINGS OF DESIRE will be shown at the home of Judith Samson and will be accompanied by a pot-luck supper. Main dish and drinks will be provided, and each participant is asked to bring a side-dish (appetizer, vegetable, bread, dessert). Dress casually and comfortably. Feel free to bring a guest, but, because of space limitations, please reserve your place(s) with Judith at either 214-750-7692 or jgsamson@swbell.net. 


Judith Samson, Ph.D.
5952 Royal Lane, Suite 162
Dallas, Texas 75230
(214) 691-7434