Wim Wenders
male
Born on August 14, 1945 (80 years old)
From Düsseldorf, Germany
Known for Directing
Biography
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.
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Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
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2015
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
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Self
2015
French Cinema Mon Amour
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Self
2015
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
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Self
2015
Restoring Time
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Self
2015
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
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Self
2015
A Weekend at the Beach
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Himself
2015
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Hitler in Hollywood
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Wim Wenders
2011
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Zwischen den Zeiten
2011
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
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Self
2011
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Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
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Self
2011
Viaggio in Bergmania
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2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
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2011
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Schawinski
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2011
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Perfect Days
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Perfect Days
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An Endless Sunday
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Co-Producer
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some body comes into the light
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Director
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some body comes into the light
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Producer
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Songs of Earth
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Executive Producer
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Anselm
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Perfect Days
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Screenplay
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Anselm
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Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party
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Anselm
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A Black Jesus
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2020
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
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2020
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
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Executive Producer
2020
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
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2020
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
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2020
Veränderung
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Veränderung
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Cathedrals of Culture
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The Salt of the Earth
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2014
The Salt of the Earth
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2014
The Salt of the Earth
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Still Photographer
2014
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Cathedrals of Culture: Halden Prison
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The Berlin Philharmonic
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2014
Cathedrals of Culture
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2014
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Magnum - Feiere den Moment
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2014
The Salt of the Earth
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2014
Cathedrals of Culture
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Magnum - Feiere den Moment
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2014
Henri Langlois vu par...
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Faraway, So Close!
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1993
Faraway, So Close!
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1993
Faraway, So Close!
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1993
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
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1993
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
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1993
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
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1993
The Absence
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1993
Adamski
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Thanks
1993
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
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1993
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The State of Things
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1982
Hammett
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1982
Room 666
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1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
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1982
Room 666
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1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
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1982
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
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1982
The State of Things
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1982
The State of Things
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1982
Room 666
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1982
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Cinéma cinémas
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1982
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...als Diesel geboren
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1979
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Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre
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Camera Operator
1979
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Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre
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Director of Photography
1979
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Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre
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Sound
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Radio On
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Alabama (2000 Light Years)
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1969
3 American LPs
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Alabama (2000 Light Years)
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Alabama (2000 Light Years)
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Polizeifilm
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Polizeifilm
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Polizeifilm
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Silver City Revisited
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Silver City Revisited
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3 American LPs
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Silver City Revisited
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Am Spätnachmittag des folgenden Tages erwachte Joe in einem billigen Hotelzimmer - Andy schläft noch ...
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Silver City Revisited
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Alabama (2000 Light Years)
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Sound
1969
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Der Fall Lena Christ
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Unit Manager
1969
Polizeifilm
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Director of Photography
1969
Amon Duul II: Plays Phallus Dei
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Director of Photography
1969
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Ten Years After
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Director of Photography
1969
Kaspar Hauser
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1969
Silver City Revisited
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