Berlin setting

His films like 'Wings of Desire' and 'Until the End of the World' use Berlin as a metaphysical landscape reflecting on identity, division, and human connection.

He extensively explored Berlin's post-war social fabric and underground culture, particularly in 'Despair' and 'Berlin Alexanderplatz,' examining trauma and alienation.

His contemporary Berlin-set films like 'Barbara' and 'Transit' deeply investigate the city as a space of surveillance, memory, and psychological displacement.