Wim Wenders | |
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 Wenders in 2024 | |
| Born | Ernst Wilhelm Wenders 14 August 1945 Düsseldorf, Germany |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouses | Edda Köchl
(m. 1968; div. 1974)Donata Wenders
(m. 1993) |
| Awards | Full list |
| Website | www.wim-wenders.com |
Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and author, who is a major figure in New German Cinema.[1] 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).[2][3]
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), The Soul of a Man (2003), Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018), and Anselm (2023).
Wenders formerly served as the president of the European Film Academy from 1996–2020. He also earned an Honorary Golden Bear in 2015. He is an active photographer, emphasizing images of desolate landscapes.[4][5] He is considered an auteur director.[6]
- ^ Kürten, Jochen (8 July 2013). "The eclectic filmmaker: Wim Wenders at 75". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Boyero, Carlos (13 January 2024). "'Perfect Days': so alone and so happy". EL PAÍS English. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (4 January 2024). "Wim Wenders' 'Perfect Days' finds beauty in small pleasures". The Japan Times. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Wenders, Wim (22 April 2011). "Wim Wenders: Places, Strange And Quiet – in pictures | Art and design". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Art Photography (4 April 2011). "Wim Wenders: Show, don't tell". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Lehrer, Adam. "MoMA Celebrates Auteur Director Wim Wenders With Retrospective". Forbes. Retrieved 23 June 2017.