Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

120 mins | Documentary | July 16, 2020

"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German Cinema and one of the most important and influential representatives of contemporary cinema. With never before shown archive material and extraordinary encounters with companions and contemporary witnesses such as Francis Ford Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Andie MacDowell, Hanns Zischler, Patti Smith and Werner Herzog, this documentary provides unique insights into the life and work of one of the most multifaceted artists of our times. Renowned documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler ("It Must Schwing. The Blue Note Story") and his co-director Andreas Frege were given the exclusive opportunity to portray Wenders for this film. From Dusseldorf to Paris, and all the way to the desert of Texas, the film traces iconic locations and decisive moments in Wenders' work as director, producer, photographer and author.

Wim Wenders, Desperado

120 mins | Documentary | July 16, 2020

Wim Wenders, Desperado
"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German Cinema and one of the most important and influential representatives of contemporary cinema. With never before shown archive material and extraordinary encounters with companions and contemporary witnesses such as Francis Ford Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Andie MacDowell, Hanns Zischler, Patti Smith and Werner Herzog, this documentary provides unique insights into the life and work of one of the most multifaceted artists of our times. Renowned documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler ("It Must Schwing. The Blue Note Story") and his co-director Andreas Frege were given the exclusive opportunity to portray Wenders for this film. From Dusseldorf to Paris, and all the way to the desert of Texas, the film traces iconic locations and decisive moments in Wenders' work as director, producer, photographer and author.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers NDR, Studio Hamburg Enterprises
Original title Wim Wenders, Desperado
Directors Eric Friedler, Campino
Writers Eric Friedler

Cast

Wim Wenders

as Self

Willem Dafoe

as Self

Werner Herzog

as Self

Patti Smith

as Self

Bruno Ganz

as Self (archive footage)

Andie MacDowell

as Self

Patrick Bauchau

as Self

Tom Farrell

as Self

Agnès Godard

as Self

Edward Lachman

as Self

Erika Pluhar

as Self

Amanda Plummer

as Self

Rüdiger Vogler

as Self

Donata Wenders

as Self

Hanns Zischler

as Self

Campino

as Self

Hark Bohm

as Self

Ry Cooder

as Self (archive footage)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

as Self (archive footage)

Claire Denis

as Self (archive sound)

Dagmar Forelle

as Self - Personal Assistant

Dennis Hopper

as Self (archive footage)

Alexander Kluge

as Self (archive footage)

Franz Lustig

as Self

Jean-Paul Mugel

as Self

Robby Müller

as Self (archive footage)

Harry Dean Stanton

as Self (archive footage)

Laurens Straub

as Self (archive footage)