Paris, Texas (1984)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:21
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.2/10
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... [More]
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement
Director: Wim Wenders
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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. Full Review |
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Compelling contemporary Western. Full Review |
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Paris, Texas uses the familiar thematic construct of the Western, and is conducted in somber nostalgia. Full Review |
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A quirky movie about the surprise of selfless love. Full Review |
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Wenders' slow, moody style isn't for everyone, but this is the epitome of it
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