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Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Directing

Born: August 14, 1945Düsseldorf, Germany

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.

Known For
Filmography
Films to Die For

Films to Die For

Self - Interviewee

2025
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione

La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione

2025
The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

Self

2025
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Self

2025
The Keys to Freedom

The Keys to Freedom

Wim Wenders

2025

Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'

Self

2024
Room 999

Room 999

Self

2023
Cannes Uncut

Cannes Uncut

Self

2023
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

Self

2022
CAN and Me

CAN and Me

Self

2022
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Lui-même

2022
From Our Side

From Our Side

2022
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

Self

2022
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Self

2022
Die 2050er - Everything will change

Die 2050er - Everything will change

2022
Why Are We (Not) Creative?

Why Are We (Not) Creative?

Self

2021
Now

Now

Self

2021
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

Self

2021
High Maintenance

High Maintenance

Self

2020
Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Himself

2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Self

2020
Veränderung

Veränderung

Self

2020
Zeroville

Zeroville

Larry

2019
Paul Auster: What If

Paul Auster: What If

Self - Filmmaker

2019
Beyond the Bolex

Beyond the Bolex

Self

2018
Living the Light: Robby Müller

Living the Light: Robby Müller

Self

2018
Why Are We Creative?

Why Are We Creative?

Self

2018
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

2018
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders

Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders

Self - filmmaker

2018
Plankton Salesmen

Plankton Salesmen

Self (archive footage)

2017
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

Self

2017
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

Self

2017
Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

Self

2016
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

Self

2016
Three for the Road

Three for the Road

Self

2016
A Weekend at the Beach

A Weekend at the Beach

Self

2015
Filmstudio, mon amour

Filmstudio, mon amour

Sé stesso

2015
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

Self

2015
French Cinema Mon Amour

French Cinema Mon Amour

Self

2015
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

Self

2015
The Legend of the Palme d'Or

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

Self

2015
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

Self

2015
Restoring Time

Restoring Time

Self

2015
The Salt of the Earth

The Salt of the Earth

Self

2014
Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

Self

2014
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Self

2013
A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")

2013
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

Self

2012
Close Up

Close Up

Self (archive footage)

2012
BAM150

BAM150

Self

2012
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Self

2011
Hitler in Hollywood

Hitler in Hollywood

Wim Wenders

2011

Zwischen den Zeiten

2011
Viaggio in Bergmania

Viaggio in Bergmania

Self

2011
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

Self

2011

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

2011
Snowblind

Snowblind

Gray Fox

2010

Cronología

2010
What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me

Self

2009
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

Self

2008

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

Self

2008
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years

Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years

Self

2008
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

Self

2008

Back to Room 666

Self

2008
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

Self

2008
Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

Self

2007
The Art of Football from A to Z

The Art of Football from A to Z

Self

2006
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

Self

2006
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Self

2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

Self

2004

La torcedura

2004
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Self

2003
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

Self

2003
Fassbinder in Hollywood

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Self

2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")

2002
Janela da Alma

Janela da Alma

Self

2001
The Million Dollar Hotel

The Million Dollar Hotel

2000
FreeDogme

FreeDogme

himself

2000
Alekan le magnifique

Alekan le magnifique

Self

1998

Tango Berlin

1997
Love in Hollywood

Love in Hollywood

Self

1996
A Trick of the Light

A Trick of the Light

Regisseur / Milchmann

1995
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

Self (uncredited)

1995
The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

Self

1995
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders

In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders

Self

1995
Kleiner Mann ganz groß

Kleiner Mann ganz groß

Self

1994
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

Self

1994
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring

Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring

Santa Claus

1993
Talking with Ozu

Talking with Ozu

Self

1993

Without Me

Himself

1993

Dream Island

1991
Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Self

1990
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

Self

1990
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

Self

1990
Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe

Self

1990
Notebook on Cities and Clothes

Notebook on Cities and Clothes

Self

1989

The Heart and the Legs

Self

1989
Alekan, la lumière

Alekan, la lumière

Self

1988
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

Gas Station Attendant

1987

King Kongs Faust

Regisseur

1985

Report from Hollywood

1985
Tausend Augen

Tausend Augen

Dieb im Videoladen

1984
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

Himself

1983
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

Self

1982
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders

Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders

1982

Cinématon XXII

N°212

1982
Room 666

Room 666

Self

1982
The State of Things

The State of Things

Tram Passenger (uncredited)

1982
Lightning Over Water

Lightning Over Water

Self

1980
Cinématon

Cinématon

N°212

1978
Long Shot

Long Shot

Another Director

1978
The American Friend

The American Friend

Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)

1977
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

Self

1976
Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)

1976
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)

1975
Wrong Move

Wrong Move

Man in Dining Car (uncredited)

1975
Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities

Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)

1974
Summer in the City

Summer in the City

Billardspieler (uncredited)

1972
3 American LPs

3 American LPs

1969
Love and So Forth

Love and So Forth

Student

1968

Candy Man

1968