

Wim Wenders, Desperado
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"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New German Cinema and one of the most important and influential representatives of contemporary cinema. With never before shown archive material and extraordinary encounters with companions and contemporary witnesses such as Francis Ford Coppola, Willem Dafoe, Andie MacDowell, Hanns Zischler, Patti Smith and Werner Herzog, this documentary provides unique insights into the life and work of one of the most multifaceted artists of our times. Renowned documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler ("It Must Schwing. The Blue Note Story") and his co-director Andreas Frege were given the exclusive opportunity to portray Wenders for this film. From Dusseldorf to Paris, and all the way to the desert of Texas, the film traces iconic locations and decisive moments in Wenders' work as director, producer, photographer and author.
Cast

Wim Wenders
Self

Francis Ford Coppola
Self

Willem Dafoe
Self

Werner Herzog
Self

Patti Smith
Self

Bruno Ganz
Self (archive footage)

Andie MacDowell
Self

Patrick Bauchau
Self

Tom Farrell
Self

Agnès Godard
Self

Edward Lachman
Self

Erika Pluhar
Self

Amanda Plummer
Self

Rüdiger Vogler
Self

Donata Wenders
Self

Hanns Zischler
Self

Campino
Self

Hark Bohm
Self

Ry Cooder
Self (archive footage)

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Self (archive footage)

Claire Denis
Self (archive sound)

Dagmar Forelle
Self - Personal Assistant

Dennis Hopper
Self (archive footage)

Alexander Kluge
Self (archive footage)

Franz Lustig
Self

Jean-Paul Mugel
Self

Robby Müller
Self (archive footage)

Harry Dean Stanton
Self (archive footage)
