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- catalog abstract "The Films of Wim Wenders traces the development of one of the most well known directors of the New German Cinema, which flourished in the seventies and early eighties. Examining Wenders career from his early film-school productions, through his mature works of the seventies, this book also analyzes his more recent films, as well as the themes and preoccupations that unite his oeuvre. As the authors note, Wenders' works have been profoundly influenced by American films, especially the "road movie" genre. They often feature characters who are always on the move in an attempt to capture a glimpse of their identity and place in the world. They also represent a generation of postwar Germans seeking to redeem themselves and the history of their country by turning to American popular culture, particularly its music and movies. In such films as The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, Alice in the Cities, Kings of the Road, and The American Friend, Wenders offers an articulate cinematic vision of the emotional landscape of postwar Germany. In his most recent films, such as Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire, and Until the End of the World, Wenders continues his quest for certainty for a safe domestic and romantic haven, in a style that transforms modernism into post-modern pastiche and in which such elements as melodrama, fantasy and desire are fused. Providing close analyses of Wenders' most important works, The Films of Wim Wenders serves as a useful introduction to a serious filmmaker for whom cinema represents nothing less than the redemption of the imagination and reclamation of history. [Publisher description].".
- catalog alternative "Win Wenders".
- catalog contributor b3928717.
- catalog contributor b3928718.
- catalog created "1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1993.".
- catalog description "Filmography: p. 173-184.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189) and index.".
- catalog description "The Films of Wim Wenders traces the development of one of the most well known directors of the New German Cinema, which flourished in the seventies and early eighties. Examining Wenders career from his early film-school productions, through his mature works of the seventies, this book also analyzes his more recent films, as well as the themes and preoccupations that unite his oeuvre. As the authors note, Wenders' works have been profoundly influenced by American films, especially the "road movie" genre. They often feature characters who are always on the move in an attempt to capture a glimpse of their identity and place in the world. They also represent a generation of postwar Germans seeking to redeem themselves and the history of their country by turning to American popular culture, particularly its music and movies. In such films as The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, Alice in the Cities, Kings of the Road, and The American Friend, Wenders offers an articulate cinematic vision of the emotional landscape of postwar Germany. In his most recent films, such as Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire, and Until the End of the World, Wenders continues his quest for certainty for a safe domestic and romantic haven, in a style that transforms modernism into post-modern pastiche and in which such elements as melodrama, fantasy and desire are fused. Providing close analyses of Wenders' most important works, The Films of Wim Wenders serves as a useful introduction to a serious filmmaker for whom cinema represents nothing less than the redemption of the imagination and reclamation of history. [Publisher description].".
- catalog description "The boy with the movie camera : biography, historical background, student films -- On the road : exile and innocence -- Kings of the road : motion and emotion -- The state of things -- Paris, Texas : between the winds -- Wings of desire : between heaven and earth -- Conclusion : a stranger in Heimat.".
- catalog extent "xi, 197 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0521380642 (hardback)".
- catalog identifier "0521389763 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge film classics".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "PN1998.3.W46 K64 1993".
- catalog subject "Wenders, Wim Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The boy with the movie camera : biography, historical background, student films -- On the road : exile and innocence -- Kings of the road : motion and emotion -- The state of things -- Paris, Texas : between the winds -- Wings of desire : between heaven and earth -- Conclusion : a stranger in Heimat.".
- catalog title "The films of Wim Wenders : cinema as vision and desire / Robert Phillip Kolker, Peter Beicken.".
- catalog title "Win Wenders".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".