Curzon Film has announced two releases for November featuring the work of German maestro Wim Wenders, a whopping 22 disc Blu-ray box set titled Wim Wenders | A Curzon Collection, and a 4K UHD release of his extraordinary 1987 fantasy drama, Wings of Desire.

WIM WENDERS | A CURZON COLLECTION | Blu-ray | 28 November 2022 | £229.99

This authoritative 22-disc collection encompasses the 50-year career of award-winning filmmaker Wim Wenders. Alongside his masterpieces Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire, the collection features his electrifying debut The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty, his classic road movie trilogy (Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move and Kings of the Road), the director's cut of Until the End of the World and the acclaimed documentaries Buena Vista Social Club, Pina and The Salt of the Earth. The collection also features a wealth of extras, an illustrated booklet, film posters and four Polaroid images shot by the filmmaker.

The films (links are to previous DVD releases):

• The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (1972)
• The Scarlet Letter (1973)
• Alice in the Cities (1974)
• Wrong Movie (1975)
• Kings of the Road (1976)
• The American Friend (1977)
• Paris, Texas (1984)
• Tokyo-Ga (1985)
• Wings of Desire (1987)
• Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989)
• Until the End of the World – Director's Cut (1991)
• Faraway, So Close! (1993)
• Lisbon Story (1994)
• A Trick of the Light (1995)
• Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
• The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
• Palermo Shooting (2008)
• Pina (2011)
• The Salt of the Earth (2014)
• Everything Will Be Fine (2015)

BLU-RAY BOX SET FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Hardcover lay flat book in a canvas slipcase
• New 4K digital restorations of Wings of Desire, Kings of the Road, The American Friend, The State of Things, Tokyo-Ga, Notebook on Cities and Clothes, Until the End of the World, Lisbon Story, The Million Dollar Hotel, Wrong Move and The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty approved by director Wim Wenders
  
• New 2K digital restorations of Paris, Texas and Alice in the Cities
• New masterclasses and interviews with Wim Wenders filmed in London in summer 2022
• 7 short films by Wim Wenders: Same Player Shoots Again, Silver City Revisited, From the Family of Reptiles, The Island, Room 666, Reverse Angle, Arisha, the Bear and The Stone Ring
• Over 50 Special Features including exclusive interviews, deleted scenes, commentaries, behind-the-scenes footage, music videos, original and restored theatrical trailers
• 22-page booklet, five collectible polaroids by Wim Wenders, three A3 theatrical posters

WINGS OF DESIRE [DER HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN] (1987)
4K UHD Steelbook | 28 November 2022 | £30

This stunning new 4K restoration of Wim Wenders' heartbreaking Berlin masterpiece Wings of Desire was overseen by the acclaimed filmmaker himself, and includes a variety of special features such as deleted scenes, an in-depth conversation with Wenders, audio commentary and more.

The film is a glorious love letter to a city and a time capsule of a bygone era. Set in the 1980s, Wings of Desire is a fantastical romance that follows Damiel (Bruno Ganz), an angel who yearns to feel when he becomes enraptured by Solveig Dommartin's Marion, an acrobat in a circus.

4K UHD FEATURES:

• New 4K digital restoration overseen by Wim Wenders
• Featurette In Conversation with Wim Wenders at the BFI (2022)
• Deleted Scenes
• Audio Commentary with Wim Wenders and Peter Falk
• Wim Wenders Lecture, Featurette Helicopter Over Berlin
• German and English trailers edited by Wim Wenders
• Curzon Retrospective Trailer