Wim Wenders
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.
Filmography
Films to Die For
as Self - Interviewee
Films to Die For
as Self - Interviewee
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
as Self
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
as Self
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'
as Self
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'
as Self
Room 999
as Self
Room 999
as Self
Cannes Uncut
as Self
Cannes Uncut
as Self
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as Self
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as Self
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
as Self
Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
as Self
From Our Side
From Our Side
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
as Self
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
as Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
as Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
as Self
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
as Self
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
as Self
Now
as Self
Now
as Self
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
as Self
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
as Self
High Maintenance
as Self
High Maintenance
as Self
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
as Self
Good Morning, the Wind Blows
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
as Self
Zeroville
as Larry
Zeroville
as Larry
Paul Auster: What If
as Self - Filmmaker
Paul Auster: What If
as Self - Filmmaker
Beyond the Bolex
as Self
Beyond the Bolex
as Self
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Plankton Salesmen
as Self (archive footage)
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
as Self
Along for the Ride
as Self
Along for the Ride
as Self
A Weekend at the Beach
as Self
A Weekend at the Beach
as Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
as Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
as Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
as Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
as Self
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
as Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
as Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
What Do You Know About Me
as Self
What Do You Know About Me
as Self
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
as Self
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
as Self
Cannes: All Access
as Self
Cannes: All Access
as Self
The Art of Football from A to Z
as Self
The Art of Football from A to Z
as Self
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
as Self
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
as Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
as Self
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
as Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
as Self
Fassbinder in Hollywood
as Self
Fassbinder in Hollywood
as Self
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
Janela da Alma
as Self
Janela da Alma
as Self
Love in Hollywood
as Self
Love in Hollywood
as Self
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
as Self (uncredited)
To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
as Self (uncredited)
Talking with Ozu
as Self
Talking with Ozu
as Self
Pictures of Europe
as Self
Pictures of Europe
as Self
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
as Gas Station Attendant
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
as Gas Station Attendant
Room 666
as Self
Room 666
as Self
Tausend Augen
as Dieb im Videoladen
Tausend Augen
as Dieb im Videoladen
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
as Himself
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
as Himself
The State of Things
as Tram Passenger (uncredited)
The State of Things
as Tram Passenger (uncredited)
Cinématon
as N°212
Cinématon
as N°212
Kings of the Road
as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Kings of the Road
as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Wrong Move
as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
Wrong Move
as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
Alice in the Cities
as Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
Alice in the Cities
as Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
Love and So Forth
as Student
Love and So Forth
as Student