

Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020 Directed by Eric Friedler"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German Cinema and one of the most important and influential representatives of contemporary cinema. With never-before-shown archive material and extraordinary encounters with companions and contemporary witnesses such as Francis Ford Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Andie MacDowell, Hanns Zischler, Patti Smith, and Werner Herzog, this documentary provides unique insights into the life and work of one of the most multifaceted artists of our times. Renowned documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler ("It Must Schwing. The Blue Note Story") and his co-director Andreas Frege were given the exclusive opportunity to portray Wenders for this film. From Düsseldorf to Paris, and all the way to the desert of Texas, the film traces iconic locations and decisive moments in Wenders' work as director, producer, photographer, and author.

Wim Wenders
....................................................Self

Francis Ford Coppola
....................................................Self

Willem Dafoe
....................................................Self

Werner Herzog
....................................................Self

Patti Smith
....................................................Self

Bruno Ganz
....................................................Self (archive footage)

Andie MacDowell
....................................................Self
Director
...........................................................Eric Friedler
Executive Producer
...........................................................Thomas Schreiber
Producer
...........................................................Renée Silverman
Script
...........................................................Eric Friedler
Campino
Sound Mixer
...........................................................Sascha Heiny
Co-Director
...........................................................Campino
Production Companies
...................................................NDR
Studio Hamburg Enterprises
Production Countries
........................................................Germany
Spoken Languages
....................................................English
Français
Deutsch
Genres
....................................................Documentary
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