Country
Duitsland,Frankrijk,Verenigd Koninkrijk,VS
Year
1984
Language
Engels gesproken, Nederlands ondertiteld
Actors
Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell
Director
Wim Wenders
Duration
147 min
Pioneer of the New German Cinema Wim Wenders brought his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest with a deeply moving character study, accompanied by a now iconic score by Ry Cooder.
Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard, Paris, Texas follows the mysterious, taciturn vagabond Travis (an arresting performance by Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape unto itself) as he attempts to reconnect with his young son, who lives with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski).
From this simple premise, Wenders and Shepard create a gripping look at the codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon (shot through the idiosyncratic lens of Dutch master cinematographer Robby Müller).
This new 4K restoration - restored on behalf of the Wim Wenders Foundation under Wenders' supervision - premiered at the Cannes Classics selection of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, exactly forty years after the film won the Palme d'Or at that same festival.
Agenda
Friday 13 December
8:55 PM - 11:32 PM
€ 12.00
Camera 2
Sunday 15 December
7:50 PM - 10:27 PM
€ 12.00
Camera 5
Tuesday 17 December
4:05 PM - 6:42 PM
€ 12.00
Camera 2
The Best of Wim Wenders
In honor of its fortieth anniversary, Paris, Texas returns to Dutch cinemas in a brand new 4K restoration. A great opportunity to put the spotlight on the very best of Wim Wenders throughout the month of November.
