<P> <i>The Cinema of Wim Wenders</i> is a new study of the films of this most prominent of German directors whose films include <i>Kings of the Road</i>, <i>Paris, Texas</i>, and <i>Wings of Desire</i>. This book identifies and critically elucidates Wenders' chief artistic motivation: that the act of seeing can constitute a creative act in its own right.</P>