I left for america one more time twelve years later in 1996. Overview german director wim wenders may have a better eye for the landscape and culture of america than any other filmmaker. If you have any feeling for film, the first few shots of wim wenderss paris, texas 1984 will take you captive the helicopter perspective in paris, texas would be entirely regal if the camera didnt gently list from one side to the other. Filming locations for wim wenders paris, texas 1984 in. The film opens with ravishing aerial footage of desert and mountains in west texas, a sparse, yet epic canvas for wenders to kick off a story about a man who is a stranger not just in his own land, but. When wim wenders arrived in the united states from his native germany in 1982, he announced that he wanted to make an american film. New german cinema pioneer wim wenders wings of desire brings his keen eye for landscape to the american southwest in paris, texas, a profoundly. I like this film just fine, and certainly more than i like the film wim wenders did a few years after this, wings of desire. See wim wenders s photographs that inspired the film, paris, texas. New german cinema pioneer wim wenders brings his keen eye for landscape to the american southwest in paris, texas, a profoundly moving character study written by pulitzer prizewinning playwright sam shepard. Wim wenders, german film director who was one of the principal members of the new german cinema of the 1970s. Wim wenders photographs that inspired paris, texas vogue. Paris, texas is a 1984 film by german filmmaker wim wenders.
Paris, texas 1984, wenders, publication date 1984 topics movie paris texas wenders language english. But much more so, the film is a considered reflection of americas emotional fabric as seen through images of rundown motels, vistas of vast desert landscapes, travis sense of anachronism, and the myth that. It is a story of the united states, a grim portrait of a land where people like travis ad jane cannot put down roots, a story of a sprawling, powerful, richly endowed land where people can get desperately lost. Wenders s longtime associate, robby muller, paris, texas, a frenchgerman coproduction made in this country, looks great. Winner of the palme dor at the 1984 cannes film festival, paris, texas 1984 was not wim wenders first american film that would be hammett 1982, which proved to be a dispiriting experience when producer francis ford coppola decided to step in and reedit wenders vision to something more commercial so much for the creative freedom he promised filmmakersbut it is the first. In late 1983, looking for the subjects and locations that would bring the desolate landscape of the american west to life for his iconic film paris, texas, german filmmaker wim wenders took his makina plaubel 6 x 7 camera on the road. If you have any feeling for film, the first few shots of wim wenders s paris, texas 1984 will take you captive the helicopter perspective in paris, texas would be entirely regal if the camera didnt gently list from one side to the other.
Paris, texas is a superbly acted and shot road movie. Wim ernst wilhelm wenders was born in dusseldorf, germany on august 14, 1945, shortly after the end of world war ii. Once photographs by wim wenders villa delle rose, bologna, italy 1994. Screenplay, wim wenders paris, texas is a 1984 road movie directed by wim wenders and starring harry dean stanton, dean stockwell, nastassja kinski, and hunter carson. Wim wenders sublime road movie traverses the mythic landscapes of the american southwest as harry dean stantons taciturn desert drifter sets out from texas to california to reconnect with his estranged wife and son. The film was a coproduction between companies in france and. Something like a perfect artistic union is achieved in the major components of paris, texas.
Wim wenders paris, texas 1984 is the story of loss upon loss. Paris, texas at eye film in amsterdam eye eye filmmuseum. Wenders has received many awards, including the golden lion for the state of things at the venice film festival 1982. Kit carson i sam shepard a glavne uloge tumace harry dean stanton, dean stockwell i nastassja kinski. Driving through texas, arizona, new mexico and california, wenders was. Paris, texas the european german french coproduction, paris, texas, under the direction of wim wenders, is one of the most beautifully lensed films at cannes hats off to cinematographer. Sep 03, 2015 with its openair settings, plaintive ry cooder guitar score, and fascination with imagesespecially the iconography of the american westparis, texas certainly feels like vrai wim wenders. Om deze video te bekijken moet je youtube vimeo cookies accepteren. The film paris, texas by wim wenders was named after the city, but was not set there. Harry dean stanton, nastassja kinski, dean stockwell, hunter carson en aurore clement.
One could argue that wenders is after something more timeless than a custody struggle, but to introduce such a grounded conflict and then basically abandon it in favor of a hallmark conclusion seems cheap. Some of wenderss bestknown works included wings of desire 1987, buena vista social club 1999, and the salt of the earth 2014. The wim wenders directed movie still today rests in a fairly under recognized status, which doesnt stretch the term cult classic when applied to it. Jul 23, 2015 the beautiful irony of wim wenderss 1984 paris, texas is, of course, that none of the film actually occurs there. Everything i wanted to have in my film was there in texas, he said. Sep 28, 2017 the borrowings from paris, texas are apparent even in the credit sequence of lucky, which, like the wenders film, show the eponymous protagonist, played by stanton, wearing a hat and. The lyrical drama about a man in the american southwest who is physically and spiritually lost won the palme dor at the cannes film festival. Wim wenders is a german artist best known for his films paris, texas 1984 and wings of desire 1987.
Metaphor looms large in the delicatelycrafted and subtly moving film, whose relationships closely foreshadowed those to come in paris, texas. With his outsiders view of america, wim wenders transforms paris, texas into a haunting tale of loss, redemption and the ties that bind families together, and is arguably wenders greatest achievement. Paris, texas follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter travis a magnificent harry dean stanton, whose face is a landscape all its. Wim wenders is an oscarnominated german filmmaker who was born ernst wilhelm wenders on august 14, 1945 in dusseldorf, which then was located in the british occupation zone of what became the bundesrepublik deutschland federal republic of germany, known colloquially as west germany until reunification. Anatomy of an artwork wim wenders s drivein, marfa, texas. The film s cult following among cinephiles is unsurprisingits provocative commentary on the american dream, familial constructs, and the nature of memories surge with the kind of tragic melancholy. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Now he will find his family and lose it again, this time not through madness but through sacrifice.
After that i returned to europe and that was the end of my first adventure there. Paris, texas was finally the american film that i wanted to make in the first place. A few weekends ago, the tiff lightbox put on a special screening of wim wenders 1984 palme dor winner, paris, texas, which was a perfect excuse to revisit the classic arthouse western. It has more links with films like five easy pieces and easy rider and midnight cowboy, than with the slick arcade games that are the boxoffice winners of the 1980s. Paris, texas is my first ever taste of acclaimed director wim wenders, and while the film isnt exactly sweet. The jury in 1984, which included english actor dirk bogarde, french actress isabelle huppert, and italian composer ennio morricone, was supposedly unanimous in its selection of wim wenders movie for the. Celebrated by critics, it won a series of important international. Paris, texas is about redemption, the road, family, and the bleakness of the american southwest. See available photographs, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. Anyone reading btw are their any recommendations for other wim wenders films.
Kit carson and playwright sam shepard, while the distinctive musical score was composed by ry cooder. In fact i remember getting into arguments about it. The director had been a friend of legendary slide guitarist ry cooder since the latter scored paris, texas, and when cooder set out out to. Wim wenders paris, texas is less about america than america. Jun 27, 2015 w im wenders is responsible for some of the most profound films made about america quite a feat considering he doesnt have a drop of starredandstriped blood in his body.
Once photographs by wim wenders fnac, paris, france 1994. See more ideas about photography, paris texas and color photography. New german cinema pioneer wim wenders wings of desire brings his keen eye for landscape to the american southwest in paris, texas, a profoundly moving character study written by pulitzer prizewinning playwright sam shepard. It only took two pivotal films, paris, texas 1984 and wings of desire 1987, to catapult wenders into the international spotlight. It stars harry dean stanton in a rare leading man role, dean stockwell and nastassja kinski set in the vast mojave desert, the film tells the story of travis, a man found aimlessly wondering the empty roads while suffering from memory loss. Wim wenders sweetly desolate road movie is a desert flower of a film that invented americana. Paris, texas trailer 1984 the criterion collection youtube. Ein halb verdursteter mann harry dean stanton irrt. Local residents like the humorous slogan second largest paris in the world. Travis henderson harry dean stanton walks out of the desert after four years, to the amazement of his brother, walt dean stockwell. Paris, texas denver film society wim wenders germany. It contains one of the most memorable and unusual openings ever. Film heritage in practice eye film instituut, amsterdam 15. Paris, texas wim wenders america on criterion channel.
Paris, texas palme dor winners the criterion channel. As a poetic exploration of character set against the grandiose mythological background of. Paris, texas is a 1984 road movie directed by wim wenders and starring harry dean stanton, dean stockwell, nastassja kinski, and hunter carson. Paris, texas 1984 wim wenders synopsis, characteristics. Following a tradition of american cities named paris, a 65foot 20 m replica of the eiffel tower was constructed in 1993. Celebrated by critics, it won a series of important international awards, including the palme dor at cannes. Directed by wim wenders 1984 france, west germany starring harry dean stanton, dean stockwell, nastassja kinski new german cinema pioneer wim wenders wings of desire brings his keen eye for landscape to the american southwest in paris, texas, a profoundly moving character study written by pulitzer prizewinning playwright sam shepard. New german cinema pioneer wim wenders wings of desire brings his keen eye for landscape to the american southwest in paris, texas, a profoundly moving char.
But he was most closely associated with wenders, working on a dozen films together, including palme dor winner paris, texas 1984, the oscarnominated buena vista social club 1999 and wenders. Paris, texas follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter travis a magnificent harry dean stanton, whose face is a landscape all its own as he tries to reconnect with. Lightening over water, wim wenders wenders 1980 documentary codirected with iconic filmmaker nicolas ray. New german cinema pioneer wim wenders wings of desire brings his keen eye for landscape to the american southwest in paris, texas. Wenderss longtime associate, robby muller, paris, texas, a frenchgerman coproduction made in this country, looks great. This man, whose name is travis, was once married and had a little boy. Paris, texas is considered wenders s bestknown and internationally most successful film. Paris, texas enduring power was also confirmed by the celebration of the 30th anniversary of its release at the 2014 cannes film festival. Paris, texas paris, texas is considered wenderss bestknown and internationally most successful film. Wim wenders paris, texas is a melancholic portrait of a broken man yearning for reconnection with a family whom he had left years ago. But much more so, the film is a considered reflection of americas emotional fabric as seen through images of rundown motels, vistas of vast desert landscapes, travis sense of anachronism, and the myth that stoic silence equals masculine strength. At the opening of wim wenders magical, but somewhat softcentred, road movie, the amnesiac travis harry dean stanton is found by his brother walt dean stockwell in marathon, a tiny town north of the spectacular big bend national park in west texas. Paris, texas suggests that the festival is just as enamored with nonamerican films that have something vague to say about america.
Paris, texas ist ein deutschfranzosischer spielfilm vom regisseur wim wenders aus dem jahr 1984. Paris, texas, a real enough town, is the godot of film locations. Wim wenders paris, texas, the visually enticing road film that centers far more on emotion that action, that leans on subtlety and the inner world of its heroes, is still held in the greatest of esteems by countless film devotees around the globe. How paris, texas sold harry dean stanton short the new yorker. Paris, texas bij eye film in amsterdam eye eye filmmuseum. After a fouryear absence, travis decides to look up his son hunter. In wim wenders 1984 with the release of paris, texas, which was cowritten by sam shepard. Paris, texas is considered wenderss bestknown and internationally most successful film. Not to mention wim wenders palme dor winner at cannes, paris, texas which as its title suggests is a mix of both strains, an englishlanguage film made by german and french talent in the american southwest. As a poetic exploration of character set against the grandiose mythological background of western america, its also one of the primal reasons our love for the art of film has grown into this strong devotion that urges our to explore its.
The jury in 1984, which included english actor dirk bogarde. The town exists in the movie largely as a looming metaphor, a mythic. See more ideas about photography, color photography and paris texas. With harry dean stanton, nastassja kinski, dean stockwell, aurore clement.
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