Wim Wenders
Biography
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
Regisseur
King Kongs Faust
Self
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
Im Lauf der Zeit
Self
Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher
Self
Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
Self
Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us
Self
Lightning Over Water
Self
Janela da Alma
Self (archive footage)
Close Up
Die 2050er - Everything will change
Gray Fox
Snowblind
Self
Chambre 999
Candy Man
Dream Island
Himself
Ohne mich
Tango Berlin
The Million Dollar Hotel
Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
La torcedura
Cronología
Wim Wenders
HH, Hitler à Hollywood
Zwischen den Zeiten
Self
Cannes Uncut
Self
Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten
Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
Report from Hollywood
Self
Mondo Lux - Die Bilderwelten des Werner Schroeter
Santa Claus
Arisha, der Bär und der steinerne Ring
Self
Pictures of Europe
Self
Die Nacht der Regisseure
Self
Why Are We (Not) Creative?
Self
Von einem der auszog - Wim Wenders' frühe Jahre
Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland
Self
Fassbinder in Hollywood
N°212
Cinématon
In quanto a noi
Self
Edgar G. Ulmer – Der Mann im Off
Self
Komm mit mir in das Cinema – Die Gregors
Self
CAN and Me
Self
Le sel de la terre
Self
BAM150
Larry
Zeroville
Self
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
Self
Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen
Self
Werner Herzog - Radikaler Träumer
Self
Il cuore e le gambe (Herzog)
Himself
Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act
Self
Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York
Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
Self
Back to Room 666
Lui-même
Bruno Ganz - Der sehnsüchtige Revolutionär
Self (archive footage)
Продавцы планктона
Self
Still Alive: Film o Krzysztofie Kieślowskim
Self
Kleiner Mann ganz groß
Self
Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain
Self
La toile blanche d'Edward Hopper
Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
Self
Chambre 666
Self (uncredited)
Fare un film è per me vivere
Self
Dennis Hopper: Uneasy Rider
Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)
Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter
Drei Amerikanische LP's
Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
A Fuller Life
Self
小津と語る
Self
Acqua e zucchero – Carlo Di Palma: i colori della vita
Self
The Legend of the Palme d'Or
Billardspieler (uncredited)
Summer in the City
Self
Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'
Self
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema
Self
Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada
Another Director
Long Shot
Self
Along for the Ride
Self
Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years
Tram Passenger (uncredited)
Der Stand der Dinge
Self
Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait
Self
The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov
Self
Living the Light: Robby Müller
Self
Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders
Self
Alekan, la lumière
Student
Liebe und so weiter
Self
Bergmanya'ya Yolculuk
Self
Bienvenue à Cannes
himself
FreeDogme
Self
Restoring Time
Self - Filmmaker
Paul Auster – Was wäre wenn
Dieb im Videoladen
Tausend Augen
Self
Wim Wenders in Tokyo
Self
Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany
Self
Beyond the Bolex
Self
Alekan le magnifique
Self
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
The Art of Football from A to Z
Self
Now
Self
Three for the Road
Regisseur / Milchmann
Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky
Self
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self
Veränderung
Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
N°212
Cinématon XXII
Self
Liebe in Hollywood
Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
Alice in den Städten
Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
Falsche Bewegung
Gas Station Attendant
Helsinki Napoli All Night Long
Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
Der amerikanische Freund
Self
Ein Leben für den Film - Lotte Eisner
Himself
Buongiorno, tira il vento
Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders
Self
Di me cosa ne sai - Inchiesta su un grande mistero italiano
Self
דני קרוון
Self
Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'
Self
Why Are We Creative?
Wim Wenders
Die Schlüssel zur Freiheit
Himself
A Weekend at the Beach
Self
The Ozu Diaries
Self - Film-maker
Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende
Self
In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders
Self - filmmaker
Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Known Credits
118
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-08-14
Place of Birth
Düsseldorf, Germany
Also Known As
Vimu Vendâsu