Wim Wenders

Biography

Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes, Venice and Berlin film festivals. He has also received a BAFTA Award and been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Grammy Award. Wenders made his feature film debut with Summer in the City (1970). He earned critical acclaim for directing the films Alice in the Cities (1974), The Wrong Move (1975), and Kings of the Road (1976), later known as the Road Movie trilogy. Wenders won the BAFTA Award for Best Direction and the Palme d'Or for Paris, Texas (1984) and the Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award for Wings of Desire (1987). His other notable films include The American Friend (1977), Faraway, So Close! (1993), and Perfect Days (2023). Wenders has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature: for Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and The Salt of the Earth (2014). He received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998). He is also known for directing the documentaries Tokyo-Ga (1985…

Directed

1. Paris, Texas (1984) — Director
2. Perfect Days (2023) — Director
3. Wings of Desire (1987) — Director
4. The Salt of the Earth (2014) — Director
5. The American Friend (1977) — Director
6. Buena Vista Social Club (1999) — Director
7. The Million Dollar Hotel (2000) — Director
8. Alice in the Cities (1974) — Director
9. Submergence (2018) — Director
10. Pina (2011) — Director
11. Until the End of the World (1991) — Director
12. Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015) — Director
13. Faraway, So Close! (1993) — Director
14. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — Director
15. Kings of the Road (1976) — Director
16. Don't Come Knocking (2005) — Director
17. Lisbon Story (1994) — Director
18. Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018) — Director
19. Tokyo-Ga (1985) — Director
20. Wrong Move (1975) — Director
21. The State of Things (1982) — Director
22. Hammett (1982) — Director
23. The End of Violence (1997) — Director
24. Lumière & Company (1995) — Director
25. Palermo Shooting (2008) — Director
26. Room 666 (1985) — Director
27. Land of Plenty (2004) — Director
28. Anselm (2023) — Director
29. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) — Director
30. The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1975) — Director
31. Lightning Over Water (1980) — Director
32. The Scarlet Letter (1973) — Director
33. The Soul of a Man (2003) — Director
34. The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016) — Director
35. The Blues (2003) — Director
36. A Trick of the Light (1995) — Director
37. Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989) — Director
38. 8 (2008) — Director
39. Invisibles (2007) — Director
40. Invisible World (2013) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Salt of the Earth (2014) — Self
2. The American Friend (1977) — Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited)
3. The Million Dollar Hotel (2000)
4. Alice in the Cities (1974) — Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited)
5. Kings of the Road (1976) — Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited)
6. Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018) — Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
7. Zeroville (2019) — Larry
8. Wrong Move (1975) — Man in Dining Car (uncredited)
9. The State of Things (1982) — Tram Passenger (uncredited)
10. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) — Self
11. Room 666 (1985) — Self
12. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) — Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona")
13. Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2013) — Self
14. The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (1975) — Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited)
15. Lightning Over Water (1980) — Self
16. Janela da Alma (2001) — Self
17. Why Are We Creative? (2018) — Self
18. A Trick of the Light (1995) — Regisseur / Milchmann
19. Die Harald Schmidt Show (1995) — Self
20. Notebook on Cities and Clothes (1989) — Self
21. Hitler in Hollywood (2011) — Wim Wenders
22. Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (2022) — Self
23. Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard (2011) — Self
24. A Fuller Life (2013) — Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")
25. Die 2050er - Everything will change (2022)
26. Snowblind (2010) — Gray Fox
27. Along for the Ride (2016) — Self
28. Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987) — Gas Station Attendant
29. High Maintenance (2020) — Self
30. Film: The Living Record of Our Memory (2022) — Self
31. German Genius (2023) — Wim Wenders
32. Fassbinder in Hollywood (2002) — Self
33. Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring (1993) — Santa Claus
34. Summer in the City (1972) — Billardspieler (uncredited)
35. Now (2021) — Self
36. Room 999 (2023) — Self
37. Cinématon (1978) — N°212
38. The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov (2017) — Self
39. Volle Kanne (1999) — Self
40. Cannes Uncut (2023) — Self