Wim Wenders
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About the person
Career:
Directing
Date of birth:1945-08-1480
Place of birth:Düsseldorf, Germany
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Biography
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- Mein liebster DokumentarfilmSelf2026-02-080.00
- Films to Die ForSelf - Interviewee2025-10-230.00
- La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione2025-09-117.02
- The Ozu DiariesSelf2025-09-020.00
- Wim Wenders: Der ewig SuchendeSelf2025-08-118.01
- The Keys to FreedomWim Wenders2025-05-050.00
- Room 999Self2023-10-055.67
- Cannes UncutSelf2023-06-126.25
- German GeniusWim Wenders2023-05-235.510
- Werner Herzog: Radical DreamerSelf2022-10-277.914
- CAN and MeSelf2022-09-286.01
- Bruno Ganz - The Longing RevolutionarySelf2022-09-250.00
- From Our Side2022-09-035.52
- Come With Me to the Cinema – The GregorsSelf2022-09-010.00
- Film: The Living Record of Our MemorySelf2022-08-127.810
- Die 2050er - Everything will change2022-07-146.411
- Why Are We (Not) Creative?Self2021-10-206.01
- NowSelf2021-08-268.88
- A Life for Movies: Lotte EisnerSelf2021-02-248.52
- High MaintenanceSelf2020-12-126.411
- Good Morning, the Wind BlowsSelf2020-12-100.00
- Wim Wenders, DesperadoSelf2020-07-167.73
- VeränderungSelf2020-04-300.00
- ZerovilleLarry2019-09-195.095
- Paul Auster: What IfSelf - Filmmaker2019-02-126.02
- Beyond the BolexSelf2018-11-087.02
- Living the Light: Robby MüllerSelf2018-09-206.76
- Why Are We Creative?Self2018-09-077.619
- Pope Francis: A Man of His WordSelf - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)2018-05-187.2112
- Leçon de cinéma avec Wim WendersSelf - filmmaker2018-04-170.00
- Plankton SalesmenSelf (archive footage)2017-10-290.00
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of LifeSelf2017-04-275.25
- The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg SentsovSelf2017-04-063.47
- Along for the RideSelf2016-11-037.011
- Dennis Hopper: Uneasy RiderSelf2016-06-295.84
- Three for the RoadSelf2016-05-310.00
- A Weekend at the BeachSelf2015-12-010.00
- Filmstudio, mon amourSé stesso2015-10-2110.02
- Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never ComplainSelf2015-08-250.00
- French Cinema Mon AmourSelf2015-07-065.22
- Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in GermanySelf2015-07-030.00
- The Legend of the Palme d'OrSelf2015-05-206.06
- Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael AlthenSelf2015-02-137.02
- Restoring TimeSelf2015-02-030.00
- The Salt of the EarthSelf2014-08-298.1681
- Henri Langlois vu par...Self2014-07-274.01
- Harry Dean Stanton: Partly FictionSelf2013-09-116.947
- A Fuller LifeSelf - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")2013-08-286.612
- Edward Hopper and the Blank CanvasSelf2012-10-107.02
- Close UpSelf (archive footage)2012-09-309.52
- BAM150Self2012-04-270.00
- Autoluminescent: Rowland S. HowardSelf2011-10-277.512
- The Story of Film: An OdysseySelf2011-09-037.764
- Hitler in HollywoodWim Wenders2011-05-046.214
- Zwischen den Zeiten2011-05-010.00
- Viaggio in BergmaniaSelf2011-04-167.01
- Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner SchroeterSelf2011-04-075.52
- Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland2011-02-110.00
- SnowblindGray Fox2010-11-114.411
- Cronología2010-05-010.00
- Westpolself2010-01-200.00
- What Do You Know About MeSelf2009-10-167.02
- Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva stradaSelf2008-10-296.01
- Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche FilmgeschichteSelf2008-07-036.33
- Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early YearsSelf2008-03-016.01
- Counter Shot: Departure of the FilmmakersSelf2008-02-146.73
- Back to Room 666Self2008-02-025.52
- One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early YearsSelf2008-01-247.04
- Cannes: All AccessSelf2007-10-273.84
- The Art of Football from A to ZSelf2006-05-254.84
- Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof KieslowskiSelf2006-03-148.53
- Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-ScreenSelf2004-09-046.56
- Dennis Hopper: The Decisive MomentsSelf2004-05-018.33
- La torcedura2004-01-017.01
- Wings of Desire: The Angels Among UsSelf2003-07-018.32
- Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)Self2003-02-106.73
- Fassbinder in HollywoodSelf2002-07-026.19
- Ten Minutes Older: The TrumpetDoctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")2002-05-186.947
- Janela da AlmaSelf2001-10-206.921
- The Million Dollar Hotel2000-02-095.9375
- FreeDogmehimself2000-01-014.01
- Alekan le magnifiqueSelf1998-12-310.00
- Tango Berlin1997-01-017.01
- Love in HollywoodSelf1996-12-0810.01
- A Trick of the LightRegisseur / Milchmann1995-11-286.117
- To Make a Film Is to Be AliveSelf (uncredited)1995-09-027.01
- The Night of the FilmmakersSelf1995-02-126.34
- In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim WendersSelf1995-01-0110.01
- Kleiner Mann ganz großSelf1994-11-119.01
- Nick Cave: Straight To You - A PortraitSelf1994-01-017.02
- Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone RingSanta Claus1993-12-306.68
- Talking with OzuSelf1993-11-276.53
- Without MeHimself1993-08-109.01
- Dream Island1991-05-018.01
- Wim Wenders in TokyoSelf1990-12-317.01
- Pictures of EuropeSelf1990-04-250.00
- Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'Self1990-04-250.00
- Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim WendersSelf1990-04-258.01
- Notebook on Cities and ClothesSelf1989-12-206.417
- The Heart and the LegsSelf1989-03-010.00
- Alekan, la lumièreSelf1988-08-040.00
- Helsinki Napoli All Night LongGas Station Attendant1987-11-135.911
- King Kongs FaustRegisseur1985-04-268.01
- Room 666Self1985-02-246.657
- Report from Hollywood1985-01-017.01
- Tausend AugenDieb im Videoladen1984-05-136.34
- De droomproducentenSelf1984-01-0110.01
- Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair ActHimself1983-01-010.00
- Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982Self1982-09-157.01
- The State of ThingsTram Passenger (uncredited)1982-03-226.483
- Lightning Over WaterSelf1980-10-016.732
- CinématonN°2121978-12-204.97
- Long ShotAnother Director1978-11-179.01
- The American FriendFigure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)1977-06-247.1441
- Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German CinemaSelf1976-12-020.00
- Kings of the RoadSpectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)1976-03-047.4149
- The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty KickMan Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)1975-11-055.947
- Wrong MoveMan in Dining Car (uncredited)1975-03-146.794
- Alice in the CitiesMan by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)1974-05-177.7344
- Summer in the CityBillardspieler (uncredited)1972-06-026.18
- 3 American LPs1969-11-175.33
- Love and So ForthStudent1968-09-2910.01
- Candy Man1968-05-017.01