Biography
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Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim") Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German film director, photographer, author and producer. He was born in Düsseldorf.
Wenders received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984 for his movie Paris, Texas. He was awarded honorary doctorates at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1989 and at the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium in 2005. He was awarded the Leopard of Honour at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2005.
Much of the cinematography in his movies was as a result of a highly productive collaboration with cinematographer Robby Muller. He also worked with the famous writer Peter Handke, adapting his book The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty Kick for his first movie and then collaborating in one of his most famous movies, Wings of Desire.
Wenders has also directed many music videos for U2, such as "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"
Filmography
| Year | Title | German title | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Summer in the City | ||
| 1972 | The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (UK) or The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (USA) | Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter | Adaptation of a novel by Peter Handke |
| 1973 | The Scarlet Letter | Der Scharlachrote Buchstabe | Adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| 1974 | Alice in the Cities | Alice in den Städten | First part of Wenders' Road Movie Trilogy |
| 1975 | Wrong Movement | Falsche Bewegung | Second part of Wenders' Road Movie Trilogy edu |
| 1976 | Kings of the Road | Im Lauf der Zeit | Third part of Wenders' Road Movie Trilogy |
| 1977 | The American Friend | Der Amerikanische Freund | Adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel Ripley's Game |
| 1980 | Lightning Over Water | Documentary about the last days of Nicholas Ray | |
| 1982 | Room 666 | Chambre 666 | |
| 1982 | Reverse Angle | Documents his disputes with Coppola during Hammett | |
| 1982 | Hammett | Fictional story about Dashiell Hammett, American writer; based on a novel by Joe Gores | |
| 1982 | The State of Things | Stand der Dinge | |
| 1984 | Paris, Texas | ||
| 1985 | Tokyo-Ga | ||
| 1987 | Wings of Desire | Der Himmel über Berlin | Written with Peter Handke |
| 1989 | Notebook on Cities and Clothes | Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten | |
| 1990 | Red Hot and Blue | Music video for "Night and Day" performed by U2 | |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Bis ans Ende der Welt | |
| 1992 | Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring | Arisha, der Bär und der steinerne Ring | |
| 1993 | Faraway, So Close! | In weiter Ferne, so nah! | Partially a sequel to Wings of Desire |
| 1994 | Lisbon Story | Partially a sequel to The State of Things. | |
| 1995 | The Brothers Skladanowsky | Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky | Also known as A Trick of the Light |
| 1997 | The End of Violence | ||
| 1998 | Willie Nelson at the Teatro | ||
| 1999 | Buena Vista Social Club | Documentary about Cuban musicians; made with Ry Cooder | |
| 2000 | The Million Dollar Hotel | ||
| 2002 | Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film | Viel passiert - Der BAP-Film | |
| 2002 | Ten Minutes Older | Contributed segment "Twelve Miles to Trona" | |
| 2003 | The Soul of a Man | ||
| 2004 | Land of Plenty | ||
| 2005 | Don't Come Knocking |
Quotes
- "Sex and violence was never really my cup of tea; I was always more into sax and violins."
- "I consider Ozu my all time grand master."
External links
- Official website
- Angels and the Modern City: Essay on Wenders' Film Wings of Desire
- Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
- filmportal.de including biography, filmography and photos
- Wenders Bibliography (via UC Berkeley)
- Wim Wenders: Image and Cultural Influence ToxicUniverse.com article by Tony Pellum
- In-depth interview about The End of Violence and the man in general
- Article about the imagery in Until the End of the World
- Interview with Wim Wenders (in German)
- Naked Punch Review Interview with Wim Wenders.
- Drinks with Tony interview with Wim Wenders.
- Wim Wenders to be part of "Global Town Hall" summit
- CNN interview with Wim Wenders
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