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Wim Wenders
The restless and the curious are Wim Wenders’ congregation, and they gather to play out some of best stories we have, told on the road or in the city, but always from the heart.
The German director works in both fact and fiction, bringing a photographer’s eye and a painter’s style to tales of imperfect lives.
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Wings of DesireWings of Desire
Fantasy 1987 128 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
In director Wim Wenders' (Paris, Texas) most metaphysical work, a guardian angel desires nothing more than to be human. Presented in a stunning new restoration.
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The American FriendThe American Friend
Film noir 1978 121 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Acclaimed director Wim Wenders, with the help of Dennis Hopper, transforms Patricia Highsmith's novel 'Ripley's Game' into a gripping European noir.
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The Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty KickThe Goalie's Anxiety At The Penalty Kick
Crime 1971 103 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Unavailable for three decades, Wim Wenders’ 1972 classic about an errant footballer who turns to crime; restored and remastered in stunning 4K.
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Paris, TexasParis, Texas
Drama 1984 145 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
The late, great Harry Dean Stanton's finest role came as the near-mute Travis, on a journey across America to reunite his family, in Wim Wenders' moving tale of loss and redemption.
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Buena Vista Social ClubBuena Vista Social Club
Documentary 1999 101 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Cuba’s rich and colourful past comes vividly to life in this legendary, Oscar-nominated documentary from director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire).
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The Scarlet LetterThe Scarlet Letter
Period drama 1972 90 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders adapts the acclaimed novel in which a Puritan village chastises a young mother for giving birth out of wedlock.
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Land of PlentyLand of Plenty
Drama 2004 124 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Michelle Williams teams up with Wim Wenders in this fascinating portrait of the contrasting worldviews between a dedicated missionary and a paranoid war veteran.
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A House for Us: The IslandA House for Us: The Island
26 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
The second of a two-part TV special directed by Wim Wenders for acclaimed series A House For Us. Ute's family attempt to further understand her strange behaviour and reptile obsession.
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A House for Us: From the Family of ReptilesA House for Us: From the Family of Reptiles
1974 26 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
The first of a two-part TV special directed by Wim Wenders for acclaimed series A House For Us. Ute, a young girl, runs away from home to visit the crocodiles in the zoo.
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Wrong MoveWrong Move
Road movie 1975 99 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
A young man journeys across Germany to find his voice as a writer in Wim Wenders' celebrated road movie.
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Kings of the RoadKings of the Road
Road movie 1976 169 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
One of the finest achievements of New German Cinema, Wenders' remarkable road-movie follows two young men as they travel through a country in the midst of momentous change.
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Alice in the CitiesAlice in the Cities
Road movie 1974 113 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
A German writer leaving the USA finds himself unwittingly embarking on a road trip with an eight-year-old girl.
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Lisbon StoryLisbon Story
Drama 1994 103 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders’ enigmatic film follows a sound recordist who travels to Lisbon for a film shoot and is drawn into the wonder of the city and its people.
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Room 666Room 666
Documentary 1984 46 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders invites a group of filmmakers at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival – including Godard, Fassbinder, Herzog and Spielberg – to discuss cinema.
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The State of ThingsThe State of Things
Drama 1982 122 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
A European director travels to Hollywood in order to track down his missing producer in Wim Wenders’ gorgeous ode to filmmaking.
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Nick's Film (Lightning Over Water)Nick's Film (Lightning Over Water)
Biopic 1980 90 minsDirector: Nicholas Ray and Wim Wenders
Simultaneously a love letter and a farewell, this documentary charts the last few months of acclaimed director Nicholas Ray through the eyes of Wim Wenders.
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Notebook on Cities and ClothesNotebook on Cities and Clothes
Animation & Artists Moving Image 1989 81 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders helms this unusual but intimate documentary following pioneering fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto as he prepares for a fashion show in Paris.
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Tokyo-GaTokyo-Ga
Documentary 1985 92 minsDirector: Wim Wenders
Profiling one of the great directors of World Cinema, Wim Wenders delivers this moving portrait of Japanese auteur Yasujiro Ozu.
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A Trick of the LightA Trick of the Light
Drama-documentary 1996 79 minsDirector: Wim Wenders, Sebastian Andrae and 8 more
The origins of German cinema are given life in one of Wim Wenders’ most charming and playful films, focusing on pioneering inventors, the Skladanowsky brothers.