Paris texas de wim wenders biography
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Wim Wenders (born ) came to international prominence as one of the pioneers of the New German Cinema in the ’s and is considered to be one of the most important figures in contemporary German film. In addition to his many prize-winning feature films, his work as a scriptwriter, director, producer, photographer and author also encompasses an abundance of innovative documentary films, international photo exhibitions and numerous monographs, film books and prose collections.
He lives and works in Berlin, together with his wife Donata Wenders.
Wim Wenders studied medicine and philosophy before moving to Paris in to study painting. Though ostensibly pursuing an apprenticeship in the studio of the graphic designer and engraver Johnny Friedlaender, he spent his afternoons and evenings in the Cinématèque Francaise. This “crash course in the history of film” would become the most important stage in his education, as Wenders soon began to think of film as an “extension of painting by other means”.
His career as a filmmaker began in when Wenders enrolled at the newly founded University of Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich). Parallel to his studies at the HFF, he also worked as a film critic from to At this point in time he had already directed various short films. Upon graduating
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Paris, Texas (film)
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Spoilers for Paris Texas if you have not watched the film before.
If I had to make a list of my favorite directors of all time, Wim Wenders would certainly be on that list. The way he is able to convey the human experience on screen with absolutely no gloss is something I aspire to do in my own work, but it’s much easier said than done. Last year, I was fortunate enough to see his latest film Perfect Days at the Toronto International Film Festival and not only was it one of my favorite films I saw at the festival and I believe it’s one of the best films of the decade thus far. Ever since I was so profoundly moved by the film, I have wanted to revisit Wim Wenders’ magnum opus Paris Texas. I watched the film my senior year of high school and enjoyed it at the time but I know I lived enough life since then that the film would resonate with me more now than it did then, and I was right.
This film recently celebrated it’s fortieth anniversary and got a 4k rerelease in some independent cinemas. Sadly, I wasn’t able to catch the film in theatres but hopefully one day I will get that chance, because I’m sure the experience is just encapsulating in a cinema. However, this is one of the few films that actually benefits the smaller screen as well. There is a certain vibe t