Key contemporary German-language writer who entered feature films in 1972, co-adapting (with first-time director Wim Wenders) his novel "The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick". Handke made an assured directing debut with "The Left-Handed Woman" (1977), a perceptive study of alienation and ennui produced by Wenders and again adapted from his own novel.
Feature debut, adapted from his novel and credited for dialogue, also first collaboration with Wim Wenders, "Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter/The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty"
1975
First original screenplay, "Falsche Bewegung/Wrong Movement"
1977
Directorial debut, also adapted screenplay from his novel, "Die Linkshandige Frau/The Lefthanded Woman"
1985
First on-screen appearance, also wrote and directed, "Das Mal des Todes/The Malady of Death"
1987
Gained greatest global exposure, as screenwriter, with "Wings of Desire"
