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-'''Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim") Wenders''' (born [[August 14]], [[1945]]) is a [[Germany|German]] [[film director]], [[playwright]], [[photographer]], and [[film producer|producer]]. He was born in [[Düsseldorf]]. 
-== Career and awards ==+'''Ernst Wilhelm''' "'''Wim'''" '''Wenders''' ({{IPA-de|ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs|lang}}; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer.
-Wenders began his career in film as part of the [[New German Cinema]] in the late [[1960s]], making his feature directorial debut with ''[[Summer in the City (film)|Summer in the City]]'' in [[1970 in film|1970]]. Awards that he has received include the [[Golden Lion]] for ''[[The State of Things (film)|The State of Things]] at the [[Venice Film Festival]]'' in [[1984 in film|1982]], the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in [[1984 in film|1984]] for his movie ''[[Paris, Texas (film)|Paris, Texas]]'', and Best Direction for ''[[Wings of Desire]]'' at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. Wenders was awarded [[honorary doctorate]]s at the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]] in Paris in 1989 and at the [[Université Catholique de Louvain]], [[Belgium]] in 2005. He was awarded the [[Leopard of Honour]] at the [[Locarno International Film Festival]] in 2005. +==Filmography==
- +{| class="wikitable sortable"
-Much of the [[cinematography]] in his movies was as a result of a highly productive collaboration with [[Netherlands|Dutch]] cinematographer [[Robby Müller]]. He also worked with the famous [[Austria|Austrian]] writer [[Peter Handke]], adapting Handke's novel ''The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick'' for his second feature film, ''[[The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty]]'', and then collaborating with Handke in one of his most famous movies, ''[[Wings of Desire]]''. He co-wrote ''[[Until the End of the World]]'' with starring actress and romantic interest [[Solveig Dommartin]].+|-
- +! Year
-He has directed several highly acclaimed documentaries, most notably ''[[Buena Vista Social Club]]'' about [[Cuba|Cuban]] musicians, and ''[[Soul of a Man]]'' about American blues.+! English title
- +! German title
-Wenders has also directed many [[music video]]s for [[U2]], such as "[[Stay (Faraway, So Close!)]]" and a number of television commercials including a UK advertisement for [[Carling O'Keefe|Carling Premier]] Canadian beer.+! class="unsortable" | Notes
- +
-Wenders is also a member of the advisory board of [[World Cinema Foundation]]. The project was founded by [[Martin Scorsese]] and aimed at finding and reconstructing world cinema films that have been long neglected.+
- +
-== Early life ==+
-Wenders graduated from the [[Gymnasium (school)|Gymnasium]] (high school) in [[Oberhausen]], in the [[Ruhr area]]. He then studied medicine (1963-64) and philosophy (1964-65) in [[Freiburg]] and [[Düsseldorf]]. However, he dropped out of school and moved to Paris in October, 1966 to become a painter. Wenders failed his entry test at the Art Academy, so instead became an engraver in the studio of [[Johnny Friedlander]], an American artist, in [[Montparnasse]]. During this time, Wenders became fascinated with cinema, and saw up to 5 movies a day at the local movie theater.+
- +
-Set on making his obsession also his life's work, Wenders returned to Germany in 1967 to work in the Düsseldorf office of [[United Artists]]. That fall, he entered the "Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München" (Academy of Film and Television) in [[Munich]]. Between 1967 and 1970 while at the "HFF", Wenders also worked as a film critic for ''FilmKritik'', then the Munich daily newspaper ''[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]'', ''Twen'' magazine, and ''[[Der Spiegel]]''.+
- +
-Wenders completed several short films before graduating from the Hochschule with a feature-length 16mm black and white film, ''[[Summer in the City (film)|Summer in the City]]''.+
-== Filmography ==+
-{| class="wikitable"+
-| !colspan="2" style="background:#CCCCFF;" | '''Year'''+
-| !colspan="2" style="background:#CCCCFF;" | '''Title'''+
-| !colspan="2" style="background:#CCCCFF;" | '''German title'''+
-| !colspan="2" style="background:#CCCCFF;" | '''Summary'''+
|- |-
|1970 |1970
|''[[Summer in the City (film)|Summer in the City]]'' |''[[Summer in the City (film)|Summer in the City]]''
-| +|
-| First full length feature film (Dedicated to The Kinks)+| First full-length feature film (Dedicated to [[The Kinks]])
|- |-
|1972 |1972
-|''[[The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty]]'' (UK) or ''The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick'' (USA) +|''[[The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty]]'' (UK) or ''The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick'' (USA)
-|''[[:de:Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter|Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter]]''+|''[[:de:Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (Film)|Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter]]''
|Adaptation of a novel by [[Peter Handke]] |Adaptation of a novel by [[Peter Handke]]
|- |-
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|- |-
|1974 |1974
-|''[[Alice in the Cities]]+|''[[Alice in the Cities]]''
|''Alice in den Städten'' |''Alice in den Städten''
-|First part of Wenders' [[Road Movie Trilogy]]+|First part of Wenders's [[Road Movie Trilogy]]
|- |-
|1975 |1975
|''[[The Wrong Move]]'' |''[[The Wrong Move]]''
|''Falsche Bewegung'' |''Falsche Bewegung''
-|Second part of Wenders' Road Movie Trilogy, with Nastassja Kinski+|Second part of Wenders's Road Movie Trilogy, with Nastassja Kinski
|- |-
|1976 |1976
|''[[Kings of the Road]]'' |''[[Kings of the Road]]''
|''Im Lauf der Zeit'' |''Im Lauf der Zeit''
-|Third part of Wenders' Road Movie Trilogy+|Third part of Wenders's Road Movie Trilogy
|- |-
|1977 |1977
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| |
|Documentary about the last days of [[Nicholas Ray]] |Documentary about the last days of [[Nicholas Ray]]
 +|-
 +|1982
 +|''[[Hammett (film)|Hammett]]''
 +|
 +|Fictional story about [[Dashiell Hammett]], American writer; based on a novel by [[Joe Gores]]
|- |-
|1982 |1982
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|''[[Reverse Angle]]'' |''[[Reverse Angle]]''
| |
-|Short film documents Wenders' disputes with [[Francis Ford Coppola|Coppola]] during ''[[Hammett (film)|Hammett]]''+|Short film documents Wenders's disputes with [[Francis Ford Coppola|Coppola]] during ''[[Hammett (film)|Hammett]]''
-|-+
-|1982+
-|''[[Hammett (film)|Hammett]]''+
-|+
-|Fictional story about [[Dashiell Hammett]], American writer; based on a novel by [[Joe Gores]]+
|- |-
|1982 |1982
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| |
| |
 +|-
 +|1984
 +|''[[Docu Drama (film)|Docu Drama]]''
 +|
 +| Documentary
|- |-
|1985 |1985
|''[[Tokyo-Ga]]'' |''[[Tokyo-Ga]]''
| |
-| Documentary about Japanese film director [[Yasujiro Ozu]]+| Documentary about Japanese film director [[Yasujirō Ozu]]
|- |-
|1987 |1987
|''[[Wings of Desire]]'' |''[[Wings of Desire]]''
|''Der Himmel über Berlin'' |''Der Himmel über Berlin''
-|Written with [[Peter Handke]]+|Written with [[Peter Handke]]. A guardian angel is tempted to prefer human experience over the outsider's immortality.
|- |-
|1989 |1989
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|- |-
|1994 |1994
-|''[[Lisbon Story]]''+|''[[Lisbon Story (1994 film)|Lisbon Story]]''
| |
|Partially a sequel to ''[[The State of Things (film)|The State of Things]]'' |Partially a sequel to ''[[The State of Things (film)|The State of Things]]''
|- |-
|1995 |1995
-|''[[Beyond the Clouds (1995 film)|Beyond the Clouds]]'' +|''[[Beyond the Clouds (1995 film)|Beyond the Clouds]]''
|''Jenseits der Wolken'' |''Jenseits der Wolken''
-|(with [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]) +|(with [[Michelangelo Antonioni]])
-|- +|-
|1995 |1995
-|''[[The Brothers Skladanowsky]]''+|''[[A Trick of Light]]''
|''Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky'' |''Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky''
-|Also known as ''A Trick of the Light''+|Also known as ''The Brothers Skladanowsky''
 +|-
 +|1995
 +|''[[Lumière et compagnie]]''
 +|
 +|[[Anthology film]] made in collaboration between forty-one international film directors
|- |-
|1997 |1997
|''[[The End of Violence]]'' |''[[The End of Violence]]''
-|+|''Am Ende der Gewalt''
| |
|- |-
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|2000 |2000
|''[[The Million Dollar Hotel]]'' |''[[The Million Dollar Hotel]]''
 +|
 +|
 +|-
 +|2000
 +|''[[Un matin partout dans le monde]]''
 +|
 +| TV Short
|- |-
|2001 |2001
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|2002 |2002
|''[[Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film]]'' |''[[Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film]]''
-|''Viel passiert - Der BAP-Film''+|''Viel passiert – Der BAP-Film''
-|Documentary about the Cologne rock group BAP+|Documentary about the Cologne rock group [[BAP (German band)|BAP]]
|- |-
|2002 |2002
|''[[Ten Minutes Older]]'' |''[[Ten Minutes Older]]''
-|+|''Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet''
|Contributed segment "Twelve Miles to Trona" |Contributed segment "Twelve Miles to Trona"
 +|-
 +|2003
 +|''[[Other Side of the Road]]''
 +|
 +| Short
|- |-
|2003 |2003
|''[[The Soul of a Man]]'' |''[[The Soul of a Man]]''
| |
-|Documentary about Blues musicians+|Documentary about Blues musicians, from the doc series ''Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues''
|- |-
|2004 |2004
|''[[Land of Plenty (2004 film)|Land of Plenty]]'' |''[[Land of Plenty (2004 film)|Land of Plenty]]''
| |
-|+|based on a story by [[Scott Derrickson]], with [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] and [[John Diehl]]
|- |-
|2005 |2005
|''[[Don't Come Knocking]]'' |''[[Don't Come Knocking]]''
| |
 +|Script by Wenders and Sam Shepard who also played the main character
 +|-
 +|2007
 +|''[[Invisibles (film)|Invisibles]]''
| |
 +| Documentary, contributed segment "Invisible Crimes"
 +|-
 +|2007
 +|''[[To Each His Own Cinema]]''
 +|
 +| Contributed segment "War in Peace"
|- |-
|2008 |2008
|''[[Palermo Shooting]]'' |''[[Palermo Shooting]]''
| |
 +|dedicated to [[Ingmar Bergman]] and [[Michelangelo Antonioni]]
 +|-
 +|2008
 +|''[[8 (2008 film)|8]]''
| |
 +|Contributed segment "Person to Person"
|- |-
 +|2010
 +|''[[If Buildings Could Talk]]''
 +|
 +| Short doc about the [[Rolex Learning Center]]
 +|-
 +|2011
 +|''[[Pina (film)|Pina]]''
 +|
 +| Documentary about the late choreographer Pina Bausch, in 3D, premiered Out of Competition at the [[61st Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin Film Festival]]<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_7188.html |title=Berlinale 2011: First Competition Films |access-date=3 January 2011 |work=Berlinale.de}}</ref>
 +|-
 +|2012
 +|''[[Mundo Invisível]]''
 +|
 +| segment "Ver ou Não Ver"
 +|-
 +|2014
 +|''[[The Salt of the Earth (2014 film)|The Salt of the Earth]]''
 +|''Das Salz der Erde''
 +| Documentary about photographer Sebastião Salgado
 +|-
 +|2015
 +|''[[Every Thing Will Be Fine]]''
 +|
 +| Drama
 +|-
 +|2016
 +|''[[The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez]]''
 +|''Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez''
 +|based on the play for two persons by Peter Handke, filmed in 3D
 +|-
 +|2017
 +|''[[Submergence (film)|Submergence]]''
 +|''Grenzenlos''
 +| Adaptation from war journalist JM Ledgard's novel
 +|-
 +|2018
 +|''[[Pope Francis: A Man of His Word]]''
 +|''Papst Franziskus – Ein Mann seines Wortes''
 +| Documentary
 +|-
 +| 2021
 +| ''[[United States vs. Reality Winner]]''
 +|
 +| Executive producer
|} |}
 +
 +==See also==
 +* [[BlainSouthern]]
 +* [[James Cohan Gallery]]
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Filmography

Year English title German title Notes
1970 Summer in the City First full-length feature film (Dedicated to The Kinks)
1972 The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty (UK) or The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (USA) Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter Adaptation of a novel by Peter Handke
1973 The Scarlet Letter Der Scharlachrote Buchstabe Adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne
1974 Alice in the Cities Alice in den Städten First part of Wenders's Road Movie Trilogy
1975 The Wrong Move Falsche Bewegung Second part of Wenders's Road Movie Trilogy, with Nastassja Kinski
1976 Kings of the Road Im Lauf der Zeit Third part of Wenders's Road Movie Trilogy
1977 The American Friend Der Amerikanische Freund Adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's novel Ripley's Game
1980 Lightning Over Water Documentary about the last days of Nicholas Ray
1982 Hammett Fictional story about Dashiell Hammett, American writer; based on a novel by Joe Gores
1982 Room 666 Chambre 666 Short documentary interviews directors on the future of cinema, including Steven Spielberg, Jean-Luc Godard, and Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Filmed at Cannes
1982 Reverse Angle Short film documents Wenders's disputes with Coppola during Hammett
1982 The State of Things Stand der Dinge
1984 Paris, Texas
1984 Docu Drama Documentary
1985 Tokyo-Ga Documentary about Japanese film director Yasujirō Ozu
1987 Wings of Desire Der Himmel über Berlin Written with Peter Handke. A guardian angel is tempted to prefer human experience over the outsider's immortality.
1989 Notebook on Cities and Clothes Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten Documentary about Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto.
1990 Red Hot + Blue Music video for "Night and Day" performed by U2
1991 Until the End of the World Bis ans Ende der Welt
1992 Arisha, the Bear and the Stone Ring Arisha, der Bär und der steinerne Ring
1993 Faraway, So Close! In weiter Ferne, so nah! Sequel to Wings of Desire
1994 Lisbon Story Partially a sequel to The State of Things
1995 Beyond the Clouds Jenseits der Wolken (with Michelangelo Antonioni)
1995 A Trick of Light Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky Also known as The Brothers Skladanowsky
1995 Lumière et compagnie Anthology film made in collaboration between forty-one international film directors
1997 The End of Violence Am Ende der Gewalt
1998 Willie Nelson at the Teatro
1999 Buena Vista Social Club Documentary about Cuban musicians; made with Ry Cooder
2000 The Million Dollar Hotel
2000 Un matin partout dans le monde TV Short
2001 Souljacker Part 1 Music Video for "Souljacker Pt 1" by Eels
2002 Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film Viel passiert – Der BAP-Film Documentary about the Cologne rock group BAP
2002 Ten Minutes Older Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Contributed segment "Twelve Miles to Trona"
2003 Other Side of the Road Short
2003 The Soul of a Man Documentary about Blues musicians, from the doc series Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
2004 Land of Plenty based on a story by Scott Derrickson, with Michelle Williams and John Diehl
2005 Don't Come Knocking Script by Wenders and Sam Shepard who also played the main character
2007 Invisibles Documentary, contributed segment "Invisible Crimes"
2007 To Each His Own Cinema Contributed segment "War in Peace"
2008 Palermo Shooting dedicated to Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni
2008 8 Contributed segment "Person to Person"
2010 If Buildings Could Talk Short doc about the Rolex Learning Center
2011 Pina Documentary about the late choreographer Pina Bausch, in 3D, premiered Out of Competition at the Berlin Film Festival<ref name="Berlinale">{{
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}}</ref> |- |2012 |Mundo Invisível | | segment "Ver ou Não Ver" |- |2014 |The Salt of the Earth |Das Salz der Erde | Documentary about photographer Sebastião Salgado |- |2015 |Every Thing Will Be Fine | | Drama |- |2016 |The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez |Die schönen Tage von Aranjuez |based on the play for two persons by Peter Handke, filmed in 3D |- |2017 |Submergence |Grenzenlos | Adaptation from war journalist JM Ledgard's novel |- |2018 |Pope Francis: A Man of His Word |Papst Franziskus – Ein Mann seines Wortes | Documentary |- | 2021 | United States vs. Reality Winner | | Executive producer |}

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