Synopsis
"The City Named Desire" is a portrait of a city as seen by temporary Berliners. The documentary depicts those who came and stayed and those who passed on through - artists who report on their life, work and their personal experiences. Itaccompanies the beneficiaries of DAAD grants to the places that they experienced as liberating or oppressive, places that fascinated them and which had a significant influence on their work."The City Named Desire" recounts stories from the forty-plus years of post-war history, from the days of the Cold War to the arrival of a new Berliner after the fall of the Wall.The film's pageant interweaves the lives and stories of internationally renowned artists into a kaleidoscopic image of Berlin that looks inwards from outside and offers magnified images of proximity and alienation.