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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and author, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. [1] Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes , Venice , and Berlin film festivals.
IMDb provides an overview of Wim Wenders, an Oscar-nominated German filmmaker who was part of the New German Cinema. Learn about his life, career, works, and achievements in film and documentary genres.
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- 'Until the End of the World' (1991) Starring: William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill. Wim Wenders made a large-scale and ambitious road movie with Kings of the Road, but that one pales in comparison - when it comes to scope and ambition - to 1991’s Until the End of the World.
- 'Perfect Days' (2023) Starring: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano. As mentioned before, Wim Wenders has remained active as a filmmaker into the 2020s, with Perfect Days arguably being up there with some of the best releases of the decade so far.
- 'Paris, Texas' (1984) Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell. Another slow-paced yet absorbing movie about travel (perhaps enough to be labeled as another Wim Wenders road movie), Paris, Texas is one of the most beloved films by the director (and a favorite of director Akira Kurosawa).
- 'Wings of Desire' (1987) Starring: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander. Wings of Desire is a fantastic fantasy film, and also one that has a good deal of bittersweet romance throughout.
Feb 22, 2024 · Sight and Sound praises Wim Wenders' latest film, a delicate, meditative portrait of a Tokyo toilet cleaner who sees beauty in the everyday. The film adapts short stories and features analogue culture, shimmering light and shadow, and a naive protagonist.
Mar 1, 2024 · The German director talks about his Oscar-nominated film, inspired by a Tokyo toilet cleaner and his philosophy of life. He also reveals how he and his wife Donata Wenders created the dream installations that end each day.
Dec 10, 2023 · Partway through the 1989 documentary “Notebook on Cities and Clothes,” Wim Wenders reveals the philosophy that underpins his art. “Filmmaking should just be a way of life,” he says,...
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