Manfred Wilhelms was originally a painter and photographer before undergoing a complete metamorphosis into a self-taught filmmaker and cinematographer. As a part-time student, he took part in seminars given by Helmut Färber on the films of Griffith, Ozu and Renoir. He has made numerous short TV features and the documentaries: "Licht singt tausendfache Lieder" (1985), "Die Loreley" (1988), "Menschenrechte" (TV, 1989), "Rostige Bilder" (1990-1992), "Route des Crêtes" (1993), "Die Rennstrecke" (1994), "Laufen um zu leben" (1995). His omnibus film Berlin – "You Stranger, You Beauty" (1995-2001) includes the following films: "Berlin - Pictures of a City", "A Tale of Two Cities", "The Legend of Potsdamer Platz", "Nightwalk", "Street of Culture", "Pictures of A Veiling", and "Where is the Flair".

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