Wim Wenders
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Wim_Wenders%28cannesPhotocall%29-.jpg/200px-Wim_Wenders%28cannesPhotocall%29-.jpg)
Wilhelm Ernst ("Wim") Wenders (born August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf) is a German film director, photographer, author and producer. He received the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984 for his movie Paris, Texas, and was awarded honorary doctorates at the 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.
Much of the visually stunning cinematography in his movies were as a result of a highly productive collaboration with cinematographer Robby Muller. He also worked with the famous writer Peter Handke, adapting his book The Goalkeeper's Fear of the Penalty Kick for his first movie and then collaborating in one of his most famous movies: Wings of Desire.
Filmography
quote
- "Sex and violence was never really my cup of tea; I was always more into sax and violins."
External links
- Official Wim Wenders site
- Angels and the Modern City: Essay on Wenders' Film Wings of Desire
- Wim Wenders at IMDb
- Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
- filmportal.de including biography, filmography and photos
- Wenders Bibliography (via UC Berkeley)
- Wim Wenders: Image and Cultural Influence ToxicUniverse.com article by Tony Pellum
- In-depth interview about The End of Violence and the man in general
- Article about the imagery in Until the End of the World
- Naked Punch Review Interview with Wim Wenders.