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Paris, Texas (1984)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:21

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 30 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, Wim Wenders's PARIS, TEXAS tells the haunting story of an amnesiac (Harry Dean Stanton) and his struggle to rebuild his shattered... Winner of the Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984, Wim Wenders's PARIS, TEXAS tells the haunting story of an amnesiac (Harry Dean Stanton) and his struggle to rebuild his shattered life. Featuring a story by Sam Shepard and a renowned score by Ry Cooder, the film also stars Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell. [More]

Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement

Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement, Hunter Carson, John Lurie

Director: Wim Wenders

Director: Wim Wenders
Screenwriter: Sam Shepard, L.M. Kit Carson
Composer: Ry Cooder

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A quirky movie about the surprise of selfless love.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
07/23/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Deservedly winning Cannes Fest top award, Wim Wenders' brilliant film is a personal meditation on the relative power of images and words, as well as a contribution to the modern Western and journey pictures as uniguely American genres.

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11/20/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

the evolution of a dream

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12/10/07
Jason Morgan
Jason Morgan
Filmcritic.com

Compelling contemporary Western.

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12/30/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Paris, Texas uses the familiar thematic construct of the Western, and is conducted in somber nostalgia.

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04/06/04
Rumsey Taylor
Rumsey Taylor
Not Coming to a Theater Near You

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01/06/03
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
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Jeffrey M. Anderson
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Jeremy Heilman
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08/06/08
Holly Willis
Holly Willis
Variety
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Wenders' slow, moody style isn't for everyone, but this is the epitome of it

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01/16/03
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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07/28/04
Jurgen Fauth
Jurgen Fauth
About.com

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Dan Jardine
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Philip Martin
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Paul Matwychuk
Paul Matwychuk
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
 
 
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