Wim Wenders
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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer.
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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 | |
| 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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