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Philip 'Phil' Winter: Talking to yourself... Actually, it's more like listening than talking.
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Publisher: You've been on the road for four weeks now and all you've got is a bunch of pictures. You were supposed to write something. I could have gotten pictures somewhere else. You were supposed to write about the American landscape. I've already gotten three telexes from the publisher in Munich and I look like an idiot. So what do I do now?
Philip 'Phil' Winter: I'm not done yet. That's all.
Wim Wenders
Wim (Wim Wenders), born on August 14, 1945 in Dusseldorf, Germany, is a director, screenwriter, and producer.
In 1970, Wim filmed the first feature film "Summer in the City". In 1974, directed the first part of the travel trilogy " Alice in the Cities ". In 1978, he tried the film " Harmlett " for the first time in a Hollywood model
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. In 1983, Wim shot the feature film " Paris, Texas " about American life from a European perspective , and won the Palme d'Or at the 37th Cannes Film Festival. In 1987, with the romance film " Der Himmel uber Berlin ", he won the Best Director Award at the 41st Cannes Film Festival
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. In 1993, with the romantic film " To see little of each other though living nearby " won the 46th Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize. In 1999, with the documentary " Buena Vista Social Club ", he won the Best Documentary Award and Oscar Nomination for Best Documentary Film
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In 2000, he won the Silver Bear Award at the 50th Berlin Film Festival for his commercial film " The Million Dollar Hotel ". In 2004, directed the feature film " Land of Plenty ", which was nominated for the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival. In 2007, in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, he co-produced a 3-minute short film " To Each His Own Cinema " with 35 directors
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. In 2008, he served as the chairman of the jury of the 65th Venice Film Festival. In 2011, directed the 3D documentary " Pina Bausch "
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. On February 12, 2015, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival-"Honorary Golden Bear Award, which is also the first lifetime achievement award that Wim has received. In 2019, he directed the opera "The Pearl Plier"
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Performing Experience
In 1967, Wim returned to Germany and entered the Munich Film and Television Academy to study film and television production. During this period, he shot three short films, wrote film and music reviews for newspapers such as "Film Review" and "Süddeutsche Zeitung", and made several short films. In April 1969, Wim was arrested for participating in a demonstration during the filming of the TV documentary "Police Film" reflecting the student movement and stayed in the classroom for six and a half months.
In 1970, Wim filmed the first feature film "Summer in the City", which is an experimental feature film that tells the history of a crime story and uses a unique shooting angle (such as a motorcade that uses sports photography to express driving) . Changed the basic environment of criminal robber movies in the past
. In 1971, 26-year-old Wim and Rainer Werner Fassbinder and other 12 directors co-founded a film company called "Writer Film Publishing House" and directed the non-plot and non- ideal sports film " Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter". ".
In 1973, Wim filmed the film " The Scarlet Letter " based on Nathaniel Hawthorne 's novel of the same name . In 1974, directed the first " Alice in the Cities " of the travel trilogy . In 1975, directed the second part of the travel trilogy " Falsche Bewegung ", the film about a writer traveling in search of inspiration
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In 1976, directed the third part of the travel trilogy " Im Lauf der Zeit ". In 1977, he collaborated with Dennis Hopper to film the crime thriller " American Friend ", which was based on Patricia Highsmith's Ripley crime novel "Ripley's Game".
In 1978, Wim signed a contract with Coppola and went to the United States to shoot the film " Harmlett ". The film was Wim's first attempt at filming according to the Hollywood model. At first, it was not approved by Coppola, and most of the shots were required to be retaken
. In 1980, Wim paid tribute to Nicholas Ray's documentary "Nick's Movie", which recorded the last moments of Nicholas Ray's life journey.
In 1982, Wim went to Portugal to shoot the feature film " The State of Things ", which showed the similarities and differences between European and American films, and won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival and the Federal Film Award (the highest award for West German film) . In 1983, Wim filmed the American life drama " Paris, Texas " from a European perspective , and won the Palme d’Or at the 37th Cannes Film Festival. Shoot in the desert.
In 1985, filmed the documentary " Tokyo-Ga " about Yasujiro Ozu , co-starring Werner Herzog and Chishu Ryu
. In the same year, Wim returned to Germany to shoot the romantic fantasy film " The Sky Over Berlin "
. In 1987, Wim returned to Germany to shoot the romance film " Der Himmel uber Berlin ", starring Bruno Ganz and Peter Fokker. Wim won the Best Director Award at the 41st Cannes Film Festival. The story of the angel
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In 1989, when filming the film "Notes on the City and Clothing" in Japan, Wim discussed fashion design issues with Japanese fashion designer Yasuhiro Kawaku in the film, and explored the relationship between cities and individuality in the digital age and movies.
In 1991, the sci-fi film "The World " was filmed on four continents around the world , which told the story of the end of the world
. In 1993, directed the romance film " To see little of each other though living nearby ", which observes the changes in the social landscape after German reunification from a bird's-eye view. It is the sequel to " Der Himmel uber Berlin ". Wim won the 46th Cannes Film Festival Jury Awards.
In October 1995, Wim and M. Antonioni discussed the love and desire romance film " Al di là delle nuvole ", which was filmed in several European countries and is also a film that cleverly borrows the form of a road film. In November, filming the biopic "Phantom of Light", which "recorded" many forgotten people who contributed to the development of the film, and expressed Wim's memory and respect for the history of film
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In 1997, directing the feature film " The End of Violence ", Wim described the external manifestations of violence, trying to explore the issue of violence in modern society from a new perspective. In 1999, Wim collaborated again with Ry Cooder, the musician who produced "Paris, Texas" for him, to shoot the documentary " Buena Vista Social Club ", which won the Best Documentary Film Award and Oscar nomination for Best Documentary in Europe
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In 2000, Wim shot the commercial film " The Million Dollar Hotel ". The soundtrack was created by Bono, the main brain of rock band U2, and won the Silver Bear Award at the 50th Berlin Film Festival. In 2002, Wim and rock singer Niedecken jointly completed a rock film "Ode to Cologne", which provokes all conventions, and was specially screened in the competition section of the Berlin International Film Festival.
In 2003, directed the documentary " The Soul of a Man ". In 2004, directed the feature film " Land of Plenty " with the background of street life in Los Angeles , starring John Deere, Richard Edson, and Widdell Pierce. The film was the gold medal of the 2004 Venice Film Festival. Nominated for the Lion Award. In 2005, directed the musical drama " Don't Come Knocking " starring Sam Shepard . The film tells the story of the little famous Western star's sixtieth year
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In 2007, in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, a 3-minute short film " To Each His Own Cinema " was filmed with 35 directors
. In 2008, he shot the action film Palermo Shooting , starring Milla Anderson Jovovich . The film tells the story of a photographer who is busy recording his life and falls in love with a beautiful girl
. In the same year, he served as the chairman of the jury of the 65th Venice Film Festival.
In 2011, directed the 3D documentary " Pina Bausch ", which included three dances of Pina Bausch: "Muller Cafe" (1978) , "Rite of Spring" (1975) and "Full Moon" (2006) . Screening at the 61st Berlin Film Festival
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In 2015, directed the 3D film " Every Thing Will Be Fine " starring James Franco and Charlotte Gainsbourg . The film focused on the family theme that Wenders is good at. In the same year, he made the documentary " The Salt of the Earth ", which won the Special Award of the "A Kind of Concern" at the 67th Cannes Film Festival. In addition, 69-year-old Wim won the "Golden Bear Award" at the Berlin Film Festival, and received the first lifetime achievement award in his hometown. In 2018, Wim filmed the documentary film "Pope Francis: The Man Who Says What You Say". In 2019, directed the opera "Pearl Plier"
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Character Evaluation
Wim's films have formed a unique frank and calm style. His film language rhetoric basically excludes montage, and he particularly prefers not to edit sports and scenes. He doesn’t ask for arguments. What he pursues is a film that calmly observes, waits, and develops without stopping. He especially likes to show roads, cars, trains, planes and ships, so he also repeatedly describes migration, trek and travel. Wim and Rainer Werner Fassbinder , Volker Schlöndorff and Werner Herzog are also known as the "Four Great German Films", and they are one of the representatives of the "New German Film Movement" in the 1970s .
Wenders' films are deeply influenced by American movies, especially road movies. He often portrays the image of a lonely wanderer in the film. Unlike the violent conflicts and emotional fluctuations in American movies, the emotions in Wenders's films are quiet and slow, but deep and painful. Like M. Antonioni, Wenders is committed to creating an alienated, empty, but poetic world on the screen. In addition to filming, Wenders is also an accomplished photographer. The photos he takes have typical German calm, serious and metaphysical characteristics .
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