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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; 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.
Since the mid-1990s, Wenders has distinguished himself as a non-fiction filmmaker, directing several highly acclaimed documentaries, most notably Buena Vista Social Club (1999) and Pina (2011), both of which brought him Oscar nominations.
Jan 20, 2024 · From documentaries like Buena Vista Social Club to ambitious epics like Until the End of the World, these are the best movies directed by Wim Wenders.
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Perfect Days is a 2023 drama film directed by Wim Wenders from a script written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki. A co-production between Japan and Germany, the film follows the routine life of Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho), a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo.
A traveling projection-equipment mechanic works in Western Germany along the East-German border, visiting worn-out theatres. He meets with a depressed young man whose marriage has just broken up, and the two decide to travel together. Director Wim Wenders Stars Rüdiger Vogler Hanns Zischler Lisa Kreuzer. 7.
May 23, 2024 · Wim Wenders, German film director who was one of the principal members of the New German Cinema of the 1970s. He directed fictional films and documentaries. Some of Wenders’s best-known works included Wings of Desire (1987), Buena Vista Social Club (1999), and The Salt of the Earth (2014).
