riding a bicycle

His masterpiece 'Bicycle Thieves' (1948) uses a stolen bicycle as the central metaphor for poverty, dignity, and human desperation in post-war Rome.

Throughout his career, Wenders has used bicycles as symbols of freedom and personal journey, most notably in 'Wings of Desire' and his meditative approach to movement and landscape.

His animated film 'Only Yesterday' (1991) features a bicycle journey as a transformative narrative device exploring memory, nostalgia, and self-discovery.