
120 minutes
7/16/2020
"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 Düsseldorf 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
as Self

Francis Ford Coppola
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)