Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities

  • Director: Wim Wenders
  • Writer: Wim Wenders,Veith von Fürstenberg
  • Countries of origin: West Germany
  • Language: German, English, Dutch
  • Release date: May 17, 1974
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Also known as: Alice in den Städten
  • Alice in the Cities is a feature film directed by Wim Wenders and starring Ruy Moran and Rüdiger Vogler. It was officially released on March 3, 1974.
    The film tells the story of German photography journalist Felix and little Alice. 

    Details

    • Release date May 17, 1974
    • Filming locations Wuppertal Suspension Railway, Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
    • Production companies Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Filmverlag der Autoren

    Box office

    Budget

    DEM 500,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $58,388

    Movie reviews

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    • By Theron 2022-04-10 09:01:09

      hey, the world.

      After the war, in the face of the rapidly developing economy, the economy needs to be restored, and it is difficult to integrate into this invading culture. In the confusion, the constant taking pictures and walking is the embodiment of being lost. And the straightforwardness of the little girl is actually the best solution. Face life head-on and go on bravely. Eat and drink, don't drink Fanta if you like coke, don't eat hamburger if you like hot dog, like to be with this strange slut, so he...

    • By Kody 2022-04-10 09:01:09

      Looking for evidence of this life

      2018.5.16 Yu Xian Er

      Written on the front: I was a little excited after reading it, because I saw some shadows of "Zoom".

      Camera language

      Road films, there are always some scenes on the road.

      On the one hand, such scenes in this film are slow-paced and patiently browsed, with a wobbly poetic feel;

      On the other hand, there is a decadent, uninhibited and a little carefree temperament of rock music.

    • By Adella 2022-04-10 09:01:09

      City and Loneliness in Wenders' Eyes

      The way the film feels: The black and white long shot moves to a medium and close shot, with a sad string music. After singing, put away the photo, leave, the first full paragraph. ) The first shot I was fascinated by appeared, there were houses, palm trees, women walking, vehicles along the street and stopped by the sea. Swapping the advancing sleep shots and images, taking pictures of sleeping people and TVs that are still on, can express loneliness because no one turns off the TV for him....

    • By Dayne 2022-04-10 09:01:09

      Wandering aspirin, basking in Wenders' unhappiness

      In late autumn, a particularly cool tone emerges from the window, as if all the colors are withering, and the city gradually turns gray, becoming more and more hidden in the mist and autumn wind. A sensitive and fragile creature like human beings can most dilute the joy of this scene, let the depression and anxiety in the heart crawl out, and enjoy this cold atmosphere. A black and white movie at this point can calm these worries and keep you from continuing to fall.

      "Alice in the...

    • By Gia 2022-04-09 09:01:09

      Why do you always speak my mind

      I messed up and the trip was terrible. Once I left New York, there was nothing to gain. Everything is

      still the same, there is no way to think. Especially thinking that nothing has changed, I'm completely

      lost . I fear it will go on like this forever. For several nights I swore to go back early the next morning,

      but I kept traveling and listening to the sickening radio. Night in the same

      motel . Watch impersonal TV, cut off from the world. You...

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    • By Ethan 2022-04-13 09:01:06

      Lost ego and difficulty communicating, and eventually walk out slowly. Is it really that easy? Philosophical thinking is philosophical thinking. Polaroid...

    • By Janae 2022-04-13 09:01:06

      Buffalo 66, Mo Ying in Paradise, the shadow of latecomer movies, Wenders is really elegantly shooting his favorite road movies, looking for the meaning of existence and getting to know...

    • By Buster 2022-04-13 09:01:06

      A journey along the way, a man and a little girl. In the cafe, they sat opposite each other, and in the lazy soundtrack, they were attracted by another child, which was a kind of loneliness; during the search, they danced and took four consecutive shots, which was a kind of forgetfulness. hapiness. The change of mood is found in the details, and the film time extends the length of life. Alice's Wandering Modern Readings: The Search for Order in a Meaningless World of...

    • By Hailee 2022-04-13 09:01:06

      Still a strong Wenders flavor. In road films, it doesn't matter whether you can find the target or not, whether you solve the problem or not, the important thing is that you can swim comfortably in the...

    • By Zechariah 2022-04-13 09:01:06

      Too Casual - 03/03/15 at...

    Production and distribution

    release date
    West Germany
    March 3, 1974... (TV premiere)
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    Movie quotes

    • 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.

    • Philip 'Phil' Winter: When you drive around America, something happens to you. The images you see change you.

    • Lisa - Alice's Mother: Would you wait with us? Otherwise, I don't know how I'll stand it.

      Philip 'Phil' Winter: I can do that, but I'm not very entertaining.

      Lisa - Alice's Mother: You could be mute for all I care.