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Wim Wenders
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders, born August 14, 1945, is a renowned German filmmaker and author. A major figure in New German Cinema, Wenders has been recognized with awards from the Cannes, Venice, and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award, and has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. He has a diverse body of work, starting with his debut film, Summer in the City in 1970. He gained much acclaim for his films like Alice in the Cities, The Wrong Move, and Kings of the Road which are later known as the 'Road Movie trilogy'. His other notable films include The American Friend, Faraway, So Close!, and Perfect Days.
Wenders has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature three times, for films such as Buena Vista Social Club, Pina, and The Salt of the Earth. A multi-faceted artist, Wenders has also delved into directing documentaries like Tokyo-Ga, The Soul of a Man, Pope Francis: A Man of His Word, and Anselm. Once the president of the European Film Academy (1996–2020), he was awarded with an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. His passion for photography showcases a focus on desolate landscapes and he's considered an auteur director.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Ernst Wilhelm Wenders
Born: Düsseldorf, Germany
Citizenship: Germany
Birthday: August 14, 1945
Occupations: Film director, screenwriter, producer, photographer, author
Years Active: 1967-present
Spouses: Edda Köchl, Lisa Kreuzer, Ronee Blakley, Isabelle Weingarten, Donata Wenders
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Awards and Nominations Received by Wim Wenders
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Pina
The Salt of the Earth
Alice in the Cities
Wings of Desire
Paris, Texas
A Trick of the Light (1995)
Until the End of the World
The Million Dollar Hotel
Buena Vista Social Club
Don't Come Knocking
Beyond the Clouds
Land of Plenty
Submergence
Faraway, So Close!
Hammett
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Perfect Days
Anselm
Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Cathedrals of Culture
Henri Langlois vu par…
Restoring Time
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
The Legend of the Palme d’Or
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez
Jil Sander: Spring/Summer 2018 Campaign
Living the Light: Robby Müller
French Cinema Mon Amour
Why Are We Creative?
Beyond the Bolex
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
Paul Auster: What If
Janela da Alma
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
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Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
The Soul of a Man
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
FreeDogme
Fassbinder in Hollywood
The Art of Football from A to Z
One Who Set Forth: Wim Wenders’ Early Years
BAP - Ode to Cologne
Cannes: All Access
Motion and Emotion: The Road to ‘Paris, Texas’
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Tausend Augen
Tokyo-Ga
The State of Things
Room 666
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Dennis Hopper’s Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
Now
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
Veränderung
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Wim Wenders, Desperado
A Future Together
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
High Maintenance
From Our Side
Cannes Uncut
some body comes into the light
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Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring
Cinématon
The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
3 American LPs
The Night of the Filmmakers
A Trick of the Light
Long Shot
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
The End of Violence
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
From the Family of Reptiles
Palermo Shooting
The Island
Kings of the Road
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Alabama (2000 Light Years)
Polizeifilm
Wrong Move
Same Player Shoots Again
Lisbon Story
Talking with Ozu
Wim Wenders’ Story Of His Early Years
CAN and Me
Summer in the City
Lightning Over Water
Back to Room 666
Career Timeline
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2021
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
Self
Die 2050er - Everything will change
A Future Together
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Self
2020
Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper
Now
Self
Veränderung
Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self
High Maintenance
Self
2018
Submergence
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Self
Why Are We Creative?
Self
Beyond the Bolex
Self
2015
The Salt of the Earth
A Trick of the Light (1995)
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Restoring Time
Self
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Self
The Legend of the Palme d’Or
Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
2011
Pina
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Self
2008
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Self
Palermo Shooting
Wim Wenders’ Story Of His Early Years
Self
Back to Room 666
Self
2003
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Self
The Soul of a Man
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Self
2002
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
Fassbinder in Hollywood
Self
BAP - Ode to Cologne
1990
Motion and Emotion: The Road to ‘Paris, Texas’
Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Self
1982
Hammett
The State of Things
Tram Passenger (uncredited)
Room 666
Self
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Self
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