Wim Wenders
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.
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Acting
Movie
The Salt of the Earth
as Self
2014
Movie
The American Friend
as Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
1977
Movie
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
Movie
Alice in the Cities
as Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
1974
Movie
Kings of the Road
as Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
1976
Movie
Pope Francis: A Man of His Word
as Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
2018
Movie
Zeroville
as Larry
2019
Movie
Wrong Move
as Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
1975
Movie
The State of Things
as Tram Passenger (uncredited)
1982
TV
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
as Self
2011
Movie
Room 666
as Self
1985
Movie
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
as Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
2002
Movie
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
as Self
2013
Movie
The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
as Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)
1975
Movie
Lightning Over Water
as Self
1980
Movie
Janela da Alma
as Self
2001
Movie
Why Are We Creative?
as Self
2018
TV
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
1995
Movie
Notebook on Cities and Clothes
as Self
1989
Movie
A Trick of the Light
as Regisseur / Milchmann
1995
Movie
Hitler in Hollywood
as Wim Wenders
2011
Movie
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
as Self
2022
Movie
Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard
as Self
2011
Movie
A Fuller Life
as Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
2013
Crew
Movie
City of Angels
Original Film Writer
1998
Movie
Paris, Texas
Director
1984
Movie
Perfect Days
Producer
2023
Movie
Wings of Desire
Director
1987
Movie
The Salt of the Earth
Director
2014
Movie
The American Friend
Director
1977
Movie
The Million Dollar Hotel
Director
2000
Movie
Buena Vista Social Club
Director
1999
Movie
Alice in the Cities
Director
1974
Movie
Submergence
Director
2018
Movie
Pina
Director
2011
Movie
Until the End of the World
Director
1991