Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

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.

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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-08-14

Place of birth

Düsseldorf, Germany

Images

Cast

Close Up

Close Up

2012

9.00

Snowblind

Snowblind

2010

4.20

Room 999

Room 999

2023

5.80

Candy Man

Candy Man

1968

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Without Me

Without Me

1993

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La torcedura

La torcedura

2004

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Dream Island

Dream Island

1991

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Tango Berlin

Tango Berlin

1997

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Cronología

Cronología

2010

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Cannes Uncut

Cannes Uncut

2023

5.80

Cinématon

Cinématon

1978

4.30

CAN and Me

CAN and Me

2022

6.00

BAM150

BAM150

2012

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Zeroville

Zeroville

2019

5.07

Room 666

Room 666

1982

6.45

Long Shot

Long Shot

1978

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FreeDogme

FreeDogme

2000

4.00

Now

Now

2021

8.80

Veränderung

Veränderung

2020

0.00

Wrong Move

Wrong Move

1975

6.80