Wim of Wenders

Wim of Wenders at the Filmfestival Cannes 2002

Ernst Wilhelm (Wim) Wenders (* 14. August 1945 in Duesseldorf) is a German director and photographer. First medicine and philosophy in Munich, Freiburg and Duesseldorf studied to Wenders, then starting from 1968 at the university for filmand television in Munich with the conclusion film buzzer into the town center. 1974 it created its own production company “Wim of Wenders production”.

After the Romanadaptionen the fear of the gate man vorm eleven-meter (Peter Handke) and the scarlet letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne), succeeds to it also Alice in the cities 1973 the artistic break-through. After in the course of the time, which the international critic price of the FIPRESCI jury in Cannes receives, he attains with the American friend - after a collecting main of Patricia Highsmith - also in the USA admittingness.

On invitation of Francis Ford Coppola comes Wenders 1977 into the USA, in order to turn for its production company Zoetrope a film over the crime film author Dashiell Hammett. Due to disputes over the film script and occupation the completion of the film retards however. Only 1982 become the film Hammettbrought out. During this time it turns also Nick's film - Lightning Over Water (1980), a semidokumentarischen film over the last months of the cancer patient of director Nicholas Ray, and the conditions of the things (1982). In the latter, which acts of the difficulties of the film making, processes Wenders manythat experienced problems, which arose with the turning work to Hammett.

In the same year Wenders for the salt citizens its to date only theatre production compiles festivals in the rock riding school: Over the villages of Peter Handke (among other things with Ruediger Vogler, dear-refines black, Martin Schwab, Karin Baal; Scenery Jean Paul Chambas, Kostüme Domenika Kaesdorf, music Jürgen knee by).

After a collecting main of SAM Shepard appears 1984 the film Paris, Texas in the same year in Cannes the golden palm receives. After a lengthy controversy with the film publishing housethe authors over the rental business rights, which is delivered also before court, the film finally only 1985 comes into the German cinemas. The film is beside the skies over Berlin (1987) from Wenders commercially most successful films.

1989 begin Wenders with the turning work to its ambitioniertenScience fiction project to to the end of the world. The film, since 1977 in planning, is already finished after 1-1/2 year old turning work 1991. The original 280 minütige version becomes for the cinema start on 180 minutes, and/or. 158 minutes in the USA, shortened and receives only moderate criticisms.

Also with its following films, in far distance so close! (1993) , at the end of the force ( 1997) and The million dollar hotel ( 2000), it can only partly tie Lisbon story (1994) to its earlier successes. Larger attention however its musician documentations receive for example to Willie Nelson RKthe Teatro (1998), Buena Vista Social club (1999) or much happens - the BAP film (2002).

At present Wim of Wenders a Professur at the university for screen end of arts in Hamburg stops .

Since 2005 Wim of Wenders carrier of the Pour is le Mérite.


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  • pictures of the surface of the earth, 2001
  • Written into theWest, 1987
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Ernst Wilhelm ALTERNATIVE NAME Wim of Wenders
( Kurzname), turned appeared, up to then
, SHORT DESCRIPTION German Director and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 14. August 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Duesseldorf
DYING DATE
DYING PLACE
 

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