Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023). Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018). Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wim Wenders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Salt of the Earth
as SelfDuring the last forty years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the...
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The Million Dollar Hotel
as uncreditedA federal agent searches for a potential killer among the bizarre residents of a dilapidated Los...
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The American Friend
as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture...
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Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Pope Francis responds to questions from around the world, discussing topics including ecology,...
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Alice in the Cities
as Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article...
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The Art of Football from A to Z
as SelfFunnyman John Cleese leads viewers through an exhaustive -- and hilarious -- tour of the world...
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Cannes Uncut
as SelfLooks at the glamour, red carpets, movies, craziness, stunts, deals, parties and personalities...
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Room 999
as SelfIn 1982, Wim Wenders asked 16 of his fellow directors to speak on the future of cinema,...
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Wrong Move
as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)Six days in the life of Wilhelm: a detached man without qualities. He wants to write, so his...
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Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as SelfWith exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog’s everyday life, rare archive material and...
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Pictures of Europe
as SelfWhat makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary,...
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The State of Things
as Tram Passenger (uncredited)On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger...
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Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
as SelfAn impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate...
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Zeroville
as LarryA young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
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Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim...
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Kings of the Road
as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a...
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Room 666
as SelfDuring the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wenders asks a number of global film directors to, one at...
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Lightning Over Water
as SelfDirector 'Nicholas Ray' is eager to complete a final film before his imminent death from cancer....
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Cinématon
as N°212Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the...
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Paul Auster: What If
as Self - FilmmakerA look at the world of US writer Paul Auster, on the occasion of the publication of his new...
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Janela da Alma
as SelfNineteen people with differing degrees of visual impairment – from mild nearsightedness to total...
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Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
as SelfAn account of the life and work of the legendary cinematographer and director Carlo Di Palma...
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The Night of the Filmmakers
as SelfA meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.
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Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
as SelfThe life & times of Dennis Hopper, showbiz maestro and Hollywood eccentric.
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Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled...
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Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
as SelfThough very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim...
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The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
as Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)Goalkeeper Josef Bloch is sent off after committing a foul during an away game. This causes him...
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
as SelfWhy are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter...
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Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
as SelfA 1993 portrait of rock singer and poet Nick Cave, a versatile artist who gained importance over...
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Cannes: All Access
as SelfFrom its simple beginnings in 1939 in a sleepy beach town in the south of France, the...
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One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
as SelfThe early films of Wim Wenders are now regarded as landmarks of European film. Alice in the...
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Henri Langlois vu par...
as SelfThirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.
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3 American LPs
as uncreditedAnother short was 3 American LPs, which was the first film I did with Peter Handke. It was a...
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Along for the Ride
as SelfA documentary chronicling the filmmaking career of Dennis Hopper.
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Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
as SelfThis is a documentary about the making of "Wings of Desire" (1987). The director, writer,...
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Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)A nostalgic look at the birth and death of arthouse film distribution in the early 2000s in...
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Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
as SelfDocumentary about German film critic Michael Althen.
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Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
as Gas Station AttendantAlex is a Finnish taxi driver in Berlin. One evening pits two men feel comfortable in his taxi...
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CAN and Me
as SelfIn 1968, musician Irmin Schmidt and friends founded the avant-garde band "Can", which achieved...
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Living the Light: Robby Müller
as SelfFor her extraordinary film essay, Living the Light, Director and Director of Photography Claire...
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Hitler in Hollywood
as Wim WendersA bio-doc about Micheline Presle changes into a thrilling investigation of the long hidden truth...
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Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
as SelfDocumentary on the life and work of B-movie filmmaker Edgar G. Ulmer, spanning from his early...
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Now
as SelfA documentary that shows how young activists from around the globe such as Felix Finkbeiner...
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Close Up
as Self (archive footage)More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press...
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A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")Friends and admirers of iconoclastic film director Sam Fuller read from his memoirs in this...
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A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
as SelfBorn in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world...
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Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
as Wim WendersFrom the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to...
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Why Are We (Not) Creative?
as SelfIn this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors...
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Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
as SelfA documentary on the 1973 Sam Fuller film Dead Pigeon on Beethoven Street.
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Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
as SelfBBC documentary about the rise of the New German Cinema and several of its most important figures.
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Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas
as SelfThe many references in contemporary film to Edward Hopper's works, as well as the widespread...
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Notebook on Cities and Clothes
as SelfWim Wenders talks with Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto about the creative process and...
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Fassbinder in Hollywood
as SelfThough he never actually worked in Hollywood, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, who died in 1982 at the...
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French Cinema Mon Amour
as SelfFrench Cinema Mon Amour is an ensemble film in which each contributor brings their own voice,...
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High Maintenance
as SelfA fascinating journey through the life of Israeli artist Dani Karavan, an irreverent and...
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Snowblind
as Gray FoxA lone gunman gets a last-minute pardon from death row, with the mission to deliver a woman of...
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Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
as Santa Claus“The bear leaves Berlin. It is fed up with its city. On the way two Russian ladies, Anna and her...
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The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
as SelfAugust 2015, a courtroom in Rostov-on-Don. A man is peering through the bars of his cage, his...
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Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
as SelfWim Wenders's atmospheric testimony about the problems he encountered while working on...
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Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
as SelfPosthumous portrait of Chris Marker, the elusive French filmmaker- essayist, traveller,...
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Everything Will Change
as uncreditedIn a dystopian 2054, three young rebels go on a journey to find traces of the long lost beauty...
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Love and So Forth
as StudentMunich, 1968: a period of liberation, student revolts, state repression. Amidst the...
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Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
as SelfFrom myth to legend Rowland Howard appeared on the early Melbourne punk scene like a phantom out...
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Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years
as SelfIn intimate conversations Wim Wenders talks about his sheltered upbringing in post-war Germany....
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To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
as Self (uncredited)A behind-the-scenes look by wife Enrica Antonioni into Michelangelo Antonioni's passion for...
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Wim Wenders in Tokyo
as SelfA documentary which follows director Wim Wenders and Sean Naughton, the high-definition-video...
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What Do You Know About Me
as SelfUntil the 1970s, Italian cinema dominated the international scene, even competing with...
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Three for the Road
as SelfInterview with director Wim Wenders conducted and edited by filmmaker Michael Almereyda.
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Beyond the Bolex
as SelfFilmmaker Alyssa Bolsey stumbles on a treasure trove of vintage cameras, old film reels, fading...
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Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as SelfWe are taken though the principal milestones of Hopper's biography, including his debut start in...
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Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as SelfThe inevitable fat cigar between his fingers, the American actor, director and fine artist...
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A Trick of the Light
as Regisseur / MilchmannA rare gem of cinematic storytelling that weaves docudrama, fictional reenactment, and...
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Long Shot
as Another DirectorAgainst the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to...
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Summer in the City
as Billardspieler (uncredited)After an extensive prison term, a free man wanders into a new reality.
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The Legend of the Palme d'Or
as SelfFrom Martin Scorsese to Jane Campion, from Emir Kusturica to Quentin Tarantino, some of the...
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Talking with Ozu
as SelfA tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers...
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Veränderung
as SelfWim Wenders ponders about the future of our society and film making amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Alekan, la lumière
as SelfAn episode of the show "Océaniques " about the craft and lighting techniques of the legendary...
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Kleiner Mann ganz groß
as SelfDocumentary feature about German actor Heinz Rühmann made shortly before his death in 1994.
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Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
as SelfWerner Schroeter was one of the most significant proponents of New German Cinema. Schroeter was...
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FreeDogme
as himselfMarie Berthelius and Roger Narbonne conference call Lars von Trier, Win Wenders, Lone Scherfig,...
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Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
as SelfDocumentary about the making of Wim Wenders' 1984 film, with interviews conducted in 1989.
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Viaggio in Bergmania
as SelfThis is a cinematic pilgrimage by two young Turkish directors to their biggest source of...
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Restoring Time
as SelfDocumentary about the efforts to preserve and restore the films of German director Wim Wenders.
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From Our Side
as uncreditedHistory flows, the darkness wets our clothes.
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Die Harald Schmidt Show
as SelfThe Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian...
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Midi Première
as SelfMidi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre...
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Bambi Awards
as SelfThe Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented...
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as SelfA worldwide guided tour of the greatest movies ever made and the story of international cinema...
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