Tag Archives: Wim Wenders

3 things about Wim Wenders’ PERFECT DAYS

Posted on March 10, 2024 by robchristopher

Perfect Days [2023] 1. He always leaves his wristwatch behind … except on the weekend. 2. “Patricia Highsmith knows everything about anxiety. She made me realize that fear and anxiety are different things.” 3. Second best use of Nina Simone … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD (Director’s Cut)

Posted on November 22, 2015 by robchristopher

Until the End of the World (Director’s Cut) [1991] 1. Lois Chiles, window, Vermeer. 2. “The present will look after itself. It’s our duty to realize the future using our imagination.” 3. Happy Birthday video conference call in outer space. … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD

Posted on March 24, 2013 by robchristopher

Until the End of the World [1991] 1. She wanders around a pachinko parlor in a jet-lagged daze. 2. A handheld computer in a leather case. 3. Brandy and hot chocolate at Tosca’s in San Francisco. Beautifully filmed. One of … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!

Posted on March 3, 2012 by robchristopher

Faraway, So Close! [1993] 1. Emit Flesti. 2. “Columbo is looking for his contact lens.” 3. Lou Reed laments the loss of a good line that he should’ve written down. What a frustrating, long-winded mess of half-baked ideas. Some great … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ WINGS OF DESIRE

Posted on July 25, 2011 by robchristopher

Wings of Desire [1987] 1. At the library, the old man sits in a room surrounded by globes of various sizes. He watches a small model of the solar system, the planets orbiting the sun. 2. They shake hands without … Continue reading →

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ TOKYO-GA

Posted on January 26, 2011 by robchristopher

Tokyo-Ga [1985] 1. The movie showing on the plane is On Golden Pond. 2. There is no name on Ozu’s grave. Just an old Chinese character, mu, which means “nothingness.” 3. Life-sized Colonel Sanders in wax.

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3 things about Wim Wenders’ PARIS, TEXAS

Posted on August 14, 2010 by robchristopher

Paris, Texas [1984] 1. Dean Stockwell compares shoe sizes with Harry Dean Stanton. 2. Star Wars bedsheets. 3. He stops playing with his toys. He slowly stands up, walks over and puts his arms around her.

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