Personal Info
Wim Wenders was born in Düsseldorf in 1945. After discovering his love for cinema in Paris, he attended film school in Munich from 1967-1970. Also active as a photographer and writer, he has made more than 50 films since 1971 all over the world. A selection of his acclaimed films includes: THE GOALKEEPER'S FEAR OF THE PENALTY (1971), ALICE IN THE CITIES (1973), IN THE COURSE OF TIME (1976), THE AMERICAN FRIEND (1977), HAMMETT (1982), THE STATE OF THINGS (1982), PARIS, TEXAS (1984), WINGS OF DESIRE (1987), UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD (1991), FARAWAY, SO CLOSE! (1993), LISBON STORY (1994), THE END OF VIOLENCE (1997), BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (1998), THE MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL (2000), THE SOUL OF A MAN (2003), LAND OF PLENTY (2004), DON'T COME KNOCKING (2005), PALERMO SHOOTING (2008), PINA (2011), CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE (2013), THE SALT OF THE EARTH (2014), and EVERY THING WILL BE FINE (2015).
Filmography
- (WAY WE WERE, THE)
- (BLACK JESUS, A)
- ALICE IN THE CITIES (ALICE IN DEN STÄDTEN)
- American Friend, The (amerikanische Freund, Der)
- BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
- Chronology (Cronología)
- Don't Come Knocking
- Egoshooter
- End of Violence, The
- EVERY THING WILL BE FINE
- EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE
- Fassbinder in Hollywood
- Himmelfilm: How Were the Skies Like When You Were Young?
- House Is Burning, The
- In the Course of Time (Im Lauf der Zeit)
- June Moon (Junimond)
- Land of Plenty
- Million Dollar Hotel, The
- Música Cubana
- Ode To Cologne (Viel passiert - Der BAP Film)
- OUR LAST TANGO (LETZTER TANGO, EIN)
- Palermo Shooting
- PARIS, TEXAS
- PINA
- Reverse Shot - Rebellion of the Filmmakers (Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher)
- Room 666 (Chambre 666)
- Soul of a Man, The
- STATE OF THINGS, THE (STAND DER DINGE, DER)
- Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet & The Cello
- Trick of the Light, A (Gebrueder Skladanowsky, Die)
- WINGS OF DESIRE (HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN, DER)
