Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur director, he has received various accolades, including a BAFTA Award, a Palme d'Or, a Golden Lion, and an Honorary Golden Bear, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970).
Defining films
In their own words
Wim Wenders' 'Paris, Texas' was one of my favorites, and a huge inspiration. His anamorphic photography, the way he captures landscape and the emptiness of America, I wanted to recreate that feeling.
To be forced, after 25 years of making films, to pick up the Lumière camera and shoot 52 seconds, three times, without sound, without light, with no artificial light, it really brought you back to the beginning.
Films by decade
