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GERMANY · 1973
Alice in the Cities
Cinematic DNA
When I was a student I was very interested in the German New Wave, directors like Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Wenders was one of my favorites, and I was particularly struck by Alice in the Cities and Kings of the Road, which have this beautifully melancholic atmosphere and a sort of freedom to them. They were like poetic documentaries of Germany, and I remember thinking, 'I want to make a movie that has that feeling about America.' That was part of the genesis of St
It's a road movie, but at the same time it's not. It's about the journey rather than the destination. And that's exactly what I intended for The White Planet.
— Sofian Boukhari · MUBI Notebook
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