<P> Director Meiert Avis shot the promotional video in the town of Ostia , outside Rome on 18 April 1989 . Written by Barry Devlin , the video takes an unusual cinematic approach to the song , with U2 band members making only brief cameo appearances . The video tells the story of a dwarf played by Paolo Risi who falls in love with a trapeze artist played by Paola Rinaldi , one of whom apparently dies towards the end . While there is disagreement amongst fans about exactly who has died , The Edge was quoted as saying it is the trapeze artist who dies . This video pays homage to Fellini , who was shooting his last movie , `` La Voce Della Luna '' only a few miles away from the U2 set , and also to Tod Browning 's 1932 film Freaks . </P>
<P> Director Meiert Avis shot the promotional video in the town of Ostia , outside Rome on 18 April 1989 . Written by Barry Devlin , the video takes an unusual cinematic approach to the song , with U2 band members making only brief cameo appearances . The video tells the story of a dwarf played by Paolo Risi who falls in love with a trapeze artist played by Paola Rinaldi , one of whom apparently dies towards the end . While there is disagreement amongst fans about exactly who has died , The Edge was quoted as saying it is the trapeze artist who dies . This video pays homage to Fellini , who was shooting his last movie , `` La Voce Della Luna '' only a few miles away from the U2 set , and also to Tod Browning 's 1932 film Freaks . </P>
who is the dwarf in u2 all i want is you
who is the dwarf in u2 all i want is you
Paolo Risi
Paolo Risi