Wim Wenders profile
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Wim Wenders

14th August 1945 Düsseldorf, Germany Directing

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.

108 Movies 14 TV Shows 156 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Now poster
Now 26th August 2021 as Self
A Fuller Life poster
A Fuller Life 28th August 2013 as Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
Close Up poster
Close Up 30th September 2012 as Self (archive footage)
Long Shot poster
Long Shot 17th November 1978 as Another Director
The American Friend poster
The American Friend 24th June 1977 as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Wrong Move poster
Wrong Move 14th March 1975 as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
Bambi poster
Bambi 1st January 1948 as Self