Wim Wenders

Perfect Days review – profound simplicity by two cinematic masters

By Hannah Strong

Wim Wenders' gentle character studies features a beautifully restrained performance from Kôji Yakusho, as a toilet cleaner who lives a simple life in Tokyo.

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Nostalgia for the Lights: Wim Wenders’ Tokyo stories

By David Jenkins

How the Oscar-nominated Perfect Days sees the globe-trotting German filmmaker in unison with his surroundings in the Japanese capital.

Anselm review – a perfect combination of director and subject

By David Jenkins

Wim Wenders’ luxe 3D portrait of the flame-thrower wielding conceptual artist Anselm Kiefer is a dreamy delight.

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Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall wins the 2023 Palme d’Or

By David Jenkins

The psychological courtroom thriller with the great Sandra Hüller wins the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

Wim Wenders: ‘With restoration, there’s a danger you can falsify the film’

By David Jenkins

The German multi-hyphenate on how he’s future-proofing classics like Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas.

At this year’s Cannes directors will once again be asked: Is cinema a dying art?

By Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Forty years on from Wim Wenders’ documentary Room 666, this age-old existential question is set to come back around.

Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine on their movie inspirations

By Al Horner

The pair’s new concept album ‘A Beginner’s Mind’ takes its cues from an eclectic list of films, from Mad Max to The Silence of the Lambs.

In praise of Wings of Desire, a celebration of life, love and small things

By Ned Carter Miles

Wim Wenders’ 1987 masterpiece is a uniquely life-affirming reflection on human experience.

50 films to look forward to in 2017 – part 1

By Little White Lies

Must-see films coming your way over the next 12 months, featuring Claire Denis, Edgar Wright, Yorgos Lanthimos and more.

Discover this trilogy about being a foreigner in America

By Georgina Guthrie

How Wim Wenders’ 1970s Road Movie Trilogy captured the romantic lure of American culture.

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