Directed by Wim Wenders

Directed by Wim Wenders

2 Seasons

Wim Wenders is cinema’s preeminent poet of the open road, soulfully tracing the journeys of wanderers and drifters searching for themselves. Over the course of his incredible five-decade career, Wenders has traversed the landscapes of his native Germany (ALICE IN THE CITIES, KINGS OF THE ROAD), the highways of the American Southwest (PARIS, TEXAS), and the dream worlds of angels (WINGS OF DESIRE), working with master cinematographers like Robby Müller and Henri Alekan to create some of the most indelible images in all of modern cinema. Moving restlessly between exquisite narrative works and innovative documentaries like TOKYO-GA and PINA, Wenders remains a vital and prolific creative force, following his inspiration across the world wherever it may lead.

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Directed by Wim Wenders
  • ALICE IN THE CITIES Commentary

    Episode 1

    This audio commentary, recorded in 2005, features director Wim Wenders and actors Rüdiger Vogler and Yella Rottländer. It is presented in German with English subtitles.

  • Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, and Lisa Kreuzer on ALICE IN THE CITIES

    Episode 2

    This 2016 program features interviews with actors Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, and Lisa Kreuzer.

  • Restoring Time

    Episode 3

    This short documentary from 2015 discusses the ongoing work by the Wim Wenders Foundation to restore the filmmaker’s early output.

  • ALICE IN THE CITIES Outtakes

    Episode 4

    The following is sixteen minutes of outtakes and on-set footage from the shooting of ALICE IN THE CITIES. The material is silent but is presented here with music from CAN’s score for the film.

  • KINGS OF THE ROAD Commentary

    Episode 5

    This audio commentary, recorded in 2005, features director Wim Wenders. It is presented in German with English subtitles.

  • Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, and Lisa Kreuzer on KINGS OF THE ROAD

    Episode 6

    This 2016 program features interviews with actors Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler, and Lisa Kreuzer.

  • KINGS OF THE ROAD Deleted Scenes and Outtakes

    Episode 7

    The following is twenty minutes of outtakes and on-set footage from the shooting of KINGS OF THE ROAD. It is silent but presented here with music from Axel Linstädt’s score for the film.

  • THE AMERICAN FRIEND Commentary

    Episode 8

    This audio commentary, recorded in 2002, features director Wim Wenders and actor Dennis Hopper.

  • Wim Wenders on THE AMERICAN FRIEND

    Episode 9

    This interview with director Wim Wenders was conducted in New York in September 2015.

  • Bruno Ganz on THE AMERICAN FRIEND

    Episode 10

    The following interview with actor Bruno Ganz was conducted in Zurich in September 2015.

  • THE AMERICAN FRIEND Deleted Scenes

    Episode 11

    Presented here are thirty-five minutes of deleted scenes from THE AMERICAN FRIEND.

  • THE AMERICAN FRIEND Deleted Scenes with Commentary

    Episode 12

    The following thirty-five minutes of deleted scenes from THE AMERICAN FRIEND are presented with audio commentary by director Wim Wenders.

  • PARIS, TEXAS Commentary

    Episode 13

    The following commentary features director Wim Wenders.

  • Wim Wenders on PARIS, TEXAS

    Episode 14

    This interview with director Wim Wenders was conducted by German journalist Roger Willemsen in 2001.

  • The Road to PARIS, TEXAS

    Episode 15

    These interviews with director Wim Wenders; cinematographer Robby Müller; composer Ry Cooder; actors Harry Dean Stanton, Peter Falk, Dennis Hopper, and Hanns Zischler; filmmaker Samuel Fuller; author Patricia Highsmith; and film critic Kraft Wetzel were conducted in 1989 by filmmaker Paul Joyce f...

  • Claire Denis on PARIS, TEXAS

    Episode 16

    Filmmaker Claire Denis served as first assistant director on PARIS, TEXAS. She appears here in conversation with critic Kent Jones in October 2009.

  • Allison Anders on PARIS, TEXAS

    Episode 17

    Filmmaker Allison Anders was a production assistant on PARIS, TEXAS. In this October 2009 interview, she reads from the diary she kept during the film’s production.

  • Cinéma cinémas: Wim Wenders Hollywood April ’84

    Episode 18

    This April 2, 1984, episode of the French television program “Cinéma cinémas,” “Wim Wenders Hollywood April ’84,” features the director and composer Ry Cooder working on the score for PARIS, TEXAS.

  • PARIS, TEXAS Deleted Scenes

    Episode 19

  • PARIS, TEXAS Deleted Scenes and Super 8 with Monologue

    Episode 20

  • PARIS, TEXAS Super 8 Footage

    Episode 21

    This Super 8 footage from the production of PARIS, TEXAS is presented here set to music.

  • PARIS, TEXAS Deleted Scenes and Super 8 with Commentary

    Episode 22

  • WINGS OF DESIRE Commentary

    Episode 23

    This commentary features director Wim Wenders and star Peter Falk. It was edited in 2009 by independent DVD producer Mark Rance from over six hours of interviews he conducted in August and September 1996 and March 1997.

  • The Angels Among Us

    Episode 24

    The following documentary from 2003 includes interviews with WINGS OF DESIRE director Wim Wenders; writer Peter Handke; actors Peter Falk, Bruno Ganz, and Otto Sander; Brad Silberling, director of CITY OF ANGELS; and composer Jürgen Knieper.