Wim Wenders
Wim Wenders
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.
Known For Directing
Most Rating 7.687
Birthday 1945-08-14
Place of Birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Also Known As Vimu Vendâsu, 文溫德斯, 빔 벤더스, Вим Вендерс, Вім Вендерс, ویم وندرس,
King Kongs Faust
1985

King Kongs Faust

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

Kings of the Road
1976

Kings of the Road

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
2008

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
2022

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
2003

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Lightning Over Water
1980

Lightning Over Water

Janela da Alma
2001

Janela da Alma

Close Up
2012

Close Up

Everything Will Change
2022

Everything Will Change

Snowblind
2010

Snowblind

Room 999
2023

Room 999

Candy Man
1968

Candy Man

Dream Island
1991

Dream Island

Without Me
1993

Without Me

Tango Berlin
1997

Tango Berlin

The Million Dollar Hotel
2000

The Million Dollar Hotel

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

La torcedura
2004

La torcedura

Cronología
2010

Cronología

Hitler in Hollywood
2011

Hitler in Hollywood

Zwischen den Zeiten
2011

Zwischen den Zeiten

Cannes Uncut
2023

Cannes Uncut

Notebook on Cities and Clothes
1989

Notebook on Cities and Clothes

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Report from Hollywood
1985

Report from Hollywood

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
2011

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
1993

Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring

Pictures of Europe
1990

Pictures of Europe

The Night of the Filmmakers
1995

The Night of the Filmmakers

Why Are We (Not) Creative?
2021

Why Are We (Not) Creative?

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years
2008

One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders' Early Years

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
2011

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Fassbinder in Hollywood
2002

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Cinématon
1978

Cinématon

From Our Side
2022

From Our Side

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
2004

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022

Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

CAN and Me
2022

CAN and Me

The Salt of the Earth
2014

The Salt of the Earth

BAM150
2012

BAM150

Zeroville
2019

Zeroville

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
2015

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
2022

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer

The Heart and the Legs
1989

The Heart and the Legs

Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
1983

Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
1982

Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

Back to Room 666
2008

Back to Room 666

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary
2022

Bruno Ganz - The Longing Revolutionary

Plankton Salesmen
2017

Plankton Salesmen

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
2005

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

Kleiner Mann ganz groß
1994

Kleiner Mann ganz groß

Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
2015

Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas
2012

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

French Cinema Mon Amour
2015

French Cinema Mon Amour

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
2011

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Room 666
1982

Room 666

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive
1995

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
2016

Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
1975

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

3 American LPs
1969

3 American LPs

A Fuller Life
2013

A Fuller Life

Talking with Ozu
1993

Talking with Ozu

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
2016

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life

The Legend of the Palme d'Or
2015

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

Summer in the City
1972

Summer in the City

Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
1990

Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
1976

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
2008

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

Long Shot
1978

Long Shot

Along for the Ride
2016

Along for the Ride

Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years
2008

Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years

The State of Things
1982

The State of Things

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
1994

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
2017

The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

Living the Light: Robby Müller
2018

Living the Light: Robby Müller

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
1990

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

Alekan, la lumière
1988

Alekan, la lumière

Love and So Forth
1968

Love and So Forth

Viaggio in Bergmania
2011

Viaggio in Bergmania

Cannes: All Access
2007

Cannes: All Access

FreeDogme
2000

FreeDogme

Restoring Time
2015

Restoring Time

Paul Auster: What If
2019

Paul Auster: What If

Tausend Augen
1984

Tausend Augen

Wim Wenders in Tokyo
1990

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
2015

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

Beyond the Bolex
2018

Beyond the Bolex

Alekan le magnifique
1998

Alekan le magnifique

Henri Langlois vu par...
2014

Henri Langlois vu par...

The Art of Football from A to Z
2006

The Art of Football from A to Z

Now
2021

Now

Three for the Road
2016

Three for the Road

A Trick of the Light
1995

A Trick of the Light

Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Veränderung
2020

Veränderung

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
2018

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Cinématon XXII
1982

Cinématon XXII

Love in Hollywood
1996

Love in Hollywood

Alice in the Cities
1974

Alice in the Cities

Wrong Move
1975

Wrong Move

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
1987

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

The American Friend
1977

The American Friend

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
2021

A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner

Good Morning, the Wind Blows
2020

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders

Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders

What Do You Know About Me
2009

What Do You Know About Me

High Maintenance
2020

High Maintenance

Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'
2024

Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'

100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker
1989

100 Years of Adolf Hitler – The Last Hour in the Führerbunker