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Wim Wenders

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Born 14 Aug 1945 in Düsseldorf, Germany81 years276 credits

Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023). Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985), The Soul of a Man (2003), and Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018). Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy since 1996 and won an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes. He is considered an auteur director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wim Wenders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Von Wikipedia Wim Wenders ist ein deutscher Regisseur und Fotograf. Zusammen mit anderen Autorenfilmern des Neuen Deutschen Films gründete er 1971 den Filmverlag der Autoren. Von 2002 bis 2017 war er Professor für Film an der Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. Mit Filmen wie Paris, Texas oder Der Himmel über Berlin erreichte er ab den 1980er Jahren weltweite Bekanntheit.

Wilhelm Wenders, dit Wim Wenders, né le 14 août 1945 à Düsseldorf (Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie) en Allemagne, est un réalisateur, producteur de cinéma, scénariste et photographe allemand. Il est l'un des représentants majeurs du nouveau cinéma allemand des années 1960-70. Depuis 1996, il est président de l'Académie européenne du cinéma, installée à Berlin. En 2023, il reçoit le prix Lumière, qui récompense l'ensemble de sa carrière. Issu d'une famille catholique de Düsseldorf, Wim Wenders est le fils d'un chirurgien. Il étudie la médecine et la philosophie à Munich, Fribourg et Düsseldorf. Il passe l'année 1966-1967 à Paris où il fréquente assidûment la Cinémathèque française. Il y fonde sa culture cinéphile et découvre Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, Fritz Lang et Yasujirō Ozu. Recalé au concours d'entrée de l'IDHEC, il rentre en Allemagne en 1968 et intègre la Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen de Munich. Il réalise son film de fin d'études Summer of the city. De 1968 à 1971, il donne des critiques de cinéma aux revues Film et Filmkritik et au quotidien Süddeutsche Zeitung. En 1971, il crée, avec d'autres figures du Nouveau cinéma allemand, le Filmverlag der Autoren. Ayant pour objectif d'être des auteurs complets, ces cinéastes s'associent afin de produire, réaliser et distribuer leurs films en toute indépendance. N'étant plus satisfait de ce type de production, Wenders crée, en 1974, sa propre société, la «Wim Wenders Produktion». Après l'adaptation des romans L'Angoisse du gardien de but au moment du penalty (Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter) de Peter Handke avec lequel il est lié d'amitié et La Lettre écarlate (Der scharlachrote Buchstabe) de Nathaniel Hawthorne, il marque une rupture artistique avec Alice dans les villes (Alice in den Städten, 1974) qui révèle sa tonalité intimiste et romantique. Il y affirme également son penchant pour les personnages en marge, l'errance et le voyage insolite, tant physique qu'introspectif. Au Fil du temps (Im Lauf der Zeit) reçoit le Prix de la critique internationale à Cannes. Alice dans les villes, Faux Mouvement (Falsche Bewegung, 1975, inspiré du Wilhelm Meister de Goethe) et Au Fil du temps forment une trilogie sous forme de road movie dans laquelle Wenders définit ses thèmes de prédilection (paysages, mouvement, quête existentielle, difficulté de communiquer) et fait part de sa fascination pour la culture musicale et cinématographique américaine. Il y porte un regard désabusé sur la société allemande d'après-guerre en général et sa génération en particulier. Par ailleurs, il y traduit en images l'influence expérimentale de son ami écrivain Peter Handke: silences, dialogues en décalage, absence d'explications logiques, intrigue circulaire, montage syncopé, ellipses malmenant la narration, etc. Grâce à L'Ami américain (Der Amerikanische Freund), relecture très personnelle de Patricia Highsmith avec notamment Dennis Hopper, Nicholas Ray et Samuel Fuller, il acquiert un début de notoriété aux États-Unis. ... Source: Article "Wim Wenders" de Wikipédia en français, soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA 3.0.

1945年出生于德国杜塞尔多夫的维姆·文德斯在世界影坛上拥有举足轻重的地位和代表。凭借自己独具魅力的作品曾多次荣获戛纳、柏林、威尼斯等国际一流电影节的大奖,与法斯宾德、施隆多夫和赫尔措格并称为“德国新电影四杰”,是二十世纪70年代“新德国电影运动(New German Cinema)”的代表人物之一。70年代,受当时美国公路电影的启发,和少年时对西部片的喜爱,文德斯开始拍摄属于自己的欧洲式的公路电影,并由此奠定了他以后的创作方向,开始了他在光影世界里的漫漫流浪。在他的著名电影作品包括《德州巴黎》、《美国朋友》、《柏林苍穹下》、《直到世界末日》中,流浪与疏离成为文德斯电影永远的主角,文德斯也籍由这两个元素在银幕上创造出一个个充满诗意与虚空感的世界。   令文德斯声名鹊起的是他的“旅行三部曲”:1974年的《爱丽丝漫游城市》,1975年的《歧路》和1976年的《公路之王》(Kings of the Road)。1977年,公路电影代表之作《逍遥骑士》的导演Dennis Hopper更是和文德斯一起合作,拍摄了气氛神奇的影片《美国朋友》(The American Friend)。影片在纽约、汉堡、慕尼黑和巴黎之间来回跳跃,世界成为纠结在摩天大厦、地铁、高速公路、列车之间的神秘空间,从而散发出强烈的疏离感,令人难忘。

德國電影製片人和劇作家,是新德國電影界的重要人物。

Directing (55)

From Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter Zumthor
From Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter Zumthor2026 · Director
From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor
From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor2026 · Director
Anselm
Anselm2023 · Director
Perfect Days
Perfect Days2023 · Director
(E)motion
(E)motion2019 · Director
Submergence
Submergence2018 · Director
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word2018 · Director
Jil Sander: Spring/Summer 2018 Campaign
Jil Sander: Spring/Summer 2018 Campaign2017 · Director
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez2016 · Director
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Every Thing Will Be Fine2015 · Director
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...2014 · Director
The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth2014 · Director
Cathedrals of Culture
Cathedrals of Culture2014 · Director
Pina
Pina2011 · Director
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting2008 · Director
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema2007 · Director
Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking2005 · Director
Land of Plenty
Land of Plenty2004 · Director
Other Side of the Road
Other Side of the Road2003 · Director
The Soul of a Man
The Soul of a Man2003 · Director
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet2002 · Director
Barilla: Il lavoro continua/Wheatfields
Barilla: Il lavoro continua/Wheatfields2002 · Director
BAP - Ode to Cologne
BAP - Ode to Cologne2002 · Director
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel2000 · Director
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club1999 · Director
Willie Nelson at the Teatro
Willie Nelson at the Teatro1998 · Director
The End of Violence
The End of Violence1997 · Director
A Trick of Light
A Trick of Light1995 · Director
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company1995 · Director
Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story1994 · Director
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring1993 · Director
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!1993 · Director
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World1991 · Director
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes1989 · Director
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire1987 · Director
Room 666
Room 6661985 · Director
Tokyo-Ga
Tokyo-Ga1985 · Director
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas1984 · Director
Hammett
Hammett1982 · Director
Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York
Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York1982 · Director
The State of Things
The State of Things1982 · Director
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water1980 · Director
The American Friend
The American Friend1977 · Director
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road1976 · Director
Wrong Move
Wrong Move1975 · Director
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick1975 · Director
The Island
The Island1974 · Director
Alice in the Cities
Alice in the Cities1974 · Director
The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter1973 · Director
Summer in the City
Summer in the City1972 · Director
Kaspar Hauser
Kaspar Hauser1969 · Director
Klappenfilm
Klappenfilm1968 · Director
Victor I.
Victor I.1968 · Director
Z rodziny gadów/Wyspa
Z rodziny gadów/WyspaDirector
Twelve Miles to Trona
Twelve Miles to TronaDirector

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From Darkness to Light
From Darkness to Light2025 · Executive Producer
Perfect Days
Perfect Days2023 · Producer
Anselm
Anselm2023 · Producer
Songs of Earth
Songs of Earth2023 · Executive Producer
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party2023 · Producer
Roving Woman
Roving Woman2022 · Executive Producer
A Black Jesus
A Black Jesus2020 · producer
(E)motion
(E)motion2019 · producer
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word2018 · Producer
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez2016 · Producer
National Bird
National Bird2016 · Executive Producer
Our Last Tango
Our Last Tango2015 · Executive Producer
The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth2014 · Executive Producer
The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth2014 · Still Photographer
Stories We Tell
Stories We Tell2012 · Thanks
Pina
Pina2011 · Producer
The Open Road
The Open Road2009 · Executive Producer
Palermo Shooting
Palermo Shooting2008 · Producer
Don't Come Knocking
Don't Come Knocking2005 · Executive Producer
Egoshooter
Egoshooter2004 · producer
Half the Rent
Half the Rent2004 · Producer
Fools
Fools2003 · producer
The Soul of a Man
The Soul of a Man2003 · Camera Operator
Fools
Fools2003 · Producer
Three Days of Rain
Three Days of Rain2002 · Presenter
Junimond
Junimond2002 · producer
Yamamoto: Twelve Years Later
Yamamoto: Twelve Years Later2001 · producer
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel2000 · Producer
City of Angels
City of Angels1998 · Original Film Writer
Go for Gold!
Go for Gold!1997 · producer
The End of Violence
The End of Violence1997 · Producer
Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds1995 · Co-Director
A Trick of Light
A Trick of Light1995 · producer
Beyond the Clouds
Beyond the Clouds1995 · Still Photographer
Lisbon Story
Lisbon Story1994 · Producer
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring1993 · Producer
The Absence
The Absence1993 · Producer
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring1993 · Editor
Faraway, So Close!
Faraway, So Close!1993 · Producer
Dream Island
Dream Island1991 · producer
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World1991 · Co-Producer
Speaking Parts
Speaking Parts1990 · Thanks
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Notebook on Cities and Clothes1989 · producer
Chocolat
Chocolat1988 · Co-Producer
Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire1987 · Producer
Iron Earth, Copper Sky
Iron Earth, Copper Sky1987 · producer
Tokyo-Ga
Tokyo-Ga1985 · Editor
Tokyo-Ga
Tokyo-Ga1985 · Producer
Paris, Texas
Paris, Texas1984 · Producer
Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York
Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York1982 · producer
The State of Things
The State of Things1982 · Producer
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water1980 · producer
Lightning Over Water
Lightning Over Water1980 · editor
Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre
Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre1979 · producer
Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre
Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre1979 · Director of Photography
...als Diesel geboren
...als Diesel geboren1979 · producer
The American Friend
The American Friend1977 · Producer
The Left-Handed Woman
The Left-Handed Woman1977 · producer
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road1976 · Producer
Wrong Move
Wrong Move1975 · Producer

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Acting (114)

The Ozu Diaries
The Ozu Diaries2025 · Self
Films to Die For
Films to Die For2025 · Interviewee
The Mysteries of Ozu: A Master Filmmaker's Enduring Legacy
The Mysteries of Ozu: A Master Filmmaker's Enduring Legacy2024 · Self - Director
Cannes Uncut
Cannes Uncut2023 · Self
Room 999
Room 9992023 · Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory2022 · Self
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer2022 · Self
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Die 2050er - Everything will change2022
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner2021 · Self
Wim Wenders: Desperado
Wim Wenders: Desperado2020 · Self
High Maintenance
High Maintenance2020 · Self
Until the End of the World: Introduction by Director Wim Wenders
Until the End of the World: Introduction by Director Wim Wenders2019 · Self - Director
Until the End of the World: 'Till the End of the World
Until the End of the World: 'Till the End of the World2019 · Self - Director
Zeroville
Zeroville2019 · Larry
Until the End of the World: Wim Wenders and David Byrne
Until the End of the World: Wim Wenders and David Byrne2019 · Self - Director
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word2018 · Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Robby Müller: Living the Light
Robby Müller: Living the Light2018 · Self
Why Are We Creative?
Why Are We Creative?2018 · Self
Beyond the Bolex
Beyond the Bolex2017 · Self
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life2017 · Self
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov2017 · Self
Plankton Salesmen
Plankton Salesmen2017 · Self (archive footage)
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios
Buena Vista Social Club: Adios2017 · Self
Along for the Ride
Along for the Ride2016 · Self
Chris Marker, Never Explain, Never Complain
Chris Marker, Never Explain, Never Complain2016 · Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
The Legend of the Palme d'Or2015 · Self
On Directing
On Directing2015 · Self
Restoring Time: The Restoration of Wim Wenders' Early Works
Restoring Time: The Restoration of Wim Wenders' Early Works2015 · Self - Filmmaker
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany2015 · Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Henri Langlois vu par...2014 · Self
The Salt of the Earth
The Salt of the Earth2014 · Self
Le Cinéma fait le Mur
Le Cinéma fait le Mur2014
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction2013 · Self
A Fuller Life
A Fuller Life2013 · Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
Close Up
Close Up2012 · Self (archive footage)
La toile blanche d'Edward Hopper
La toile blanche d'Edward Hopper2012 · Self
Hitler in Hollywood
Hitler in Hollywood2011 · Wim Wenders
Mondo Lux - Die Bilderwelten des Werner Schroeter
Mondo Lux - Die Bilderwelten des Werner Schroeter2011 · Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard2011 · Self
Zwischen den Zeiten
Zwischen den Zeiten2011 · Bekannter
Viaggio in Bergmania
Viaggio in Bergmania2011
Snowblind
Snowblind2010 · Gray Fox
Cronología
Cronología2010 · Narrator
Wim: An Afternoon with Wim Wenders
Wim: An Afternoon with Wim Wenders2009 · Self
Kinomacher
Kinomacher2009 · Self
Back to Room 666
Back to Room 6662008 · Self
Popcorn Taxi Q&A with Wim Wenders
Popcorn Taxi Q&A with Wim Wenders2008 · Self
Effedià - Sulla mia cattiva strada
Effedià - Sulla mia cattiva strada2008 · Self
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte2008 · Self
Shooting Palermo
Shooting Palermo2008 · Self
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years2007 · Self
Comment nous sommes tous devenus Américains
Comment nous sommes tous devenus Américains2007
The Art of Football from A to Z
The Art of Football from A to Z2006 · Self
Das Leben ist kein Fußballspiel - Auf der Suche nach dem Abseits: Teil 4 - Eine Frage der Perspektive
Das Leben ist kein Fußballspiel - Auf der Suche nach dem Abseits: Teil 4 - Eine Frage der Perspektive2006 · Self
Das Leben ist kein Fußballspiel - Auf der Suche nach dem Abseits: Teil 3 - In der Abseitsfalle
Das Leben ist kein Fußballspiel - Auf der Suche nach dem Abseits: Teil 3 - In der Abseitsfalle2006 · Self
Das Leben ist kein Fußballspiel - Auf der Suche nach dem Abseits: Teil 5 (Verlängerung) -- passiv - aktiv - abseits
Das Leben ist kein Fußballspiel - Auf der Suche nach dem Abseits: Teil 5 (Verlängerung) -- passiv - aktiv - abseits2006 · Self
The Making of 'Land of Plenty'
The Making of 'Land of Plenty'2005 · Self
Himmelfilm
Himmelfilm2004 · Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)2003 · Self
The American Friend: audio commentary with Wim Wenders and Dennis Hopper
The American Friend: audio commentary with Wim Wenders and Dennis Hopper2003 · Self - Commentator

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Writing (37)