WIM WENDERS’ DOCUMENTARIES (1979 – 1996)
Films by Wim Wenders
Award-winning filmmaker Wim Wenders (Alice in the Cities, Kings
of the Road, Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire) explores the power of
film in five documentaries that cover three decades of a remarkable
career.
At the heart of these films is a desire to understand the nature of
film and filming. What attracts us to the visual medium? How has it
shaped our lives? And what does the future hold for it?
NICK’S FILM (LIGHTNING OVER WATER) (1979) – A moving
portrait of Hollywood maverick Nicholas Ray.
ROOM 666 (1982) – Fifteen directors, including Jean-Luc Godard,
Werner Herzog and Steven Spielberg discuss the future of cinema.
TOKYO-GA (1985) – The legacy of Japanese master filmmaker
Yasujiro Ozu is examined on a journey through contemporary
Tokyo.
NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CLOTHES (1989) – The relationship
between fashion and film is explored in an intimate portrait of Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto.
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT (1996) – The story of the Skladanowsky brothers, pioneers of the moving
image, is told in a film celebrating the first century of cinema.
"fascinating" 5 STARS
TIME OUT
"What I have always found so evocative about Wim's work is the lush
romanticism of cinephilia. He suggests much of the tradition that has gone
before him while looking to the future with an intense curiosity. It's this
alchemy - between a strong sense of conjuring the past while dreaming of
what's to come - that is personally so inspiring about his cinema."
Atom Egoyan
Bonus Features: FIVE-DISC box-set including
• Feature-length commentaries by Wim Wenders on three of the films
• Deleted scenes
• "Nicholas Ray: Especially For Pierre" lecture
• "Yamamoto: 12 Years Later" featurette
• Two limited edition collector’s booklets
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 375 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 anamorphic
Audio: Dolby Stereo
Country: Germany
Language: Various with optional English subtitles
Genre: Documentary
Region: 2
Cat. No: AXM579
Barcode: 5060126870296