Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990)

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Though very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim Wenders offers the most penetrating insights and the best overall critique of his work that I have encountered anywhere. Paul Joyce, who directed it, has also made documentaries about Nicolas Roeg, David Cronenberg, Nagisa Oshima, and Dennis Hopper, and he knows the conventional format well enough to get the most out of it. There are good clips and interesting commentaries from the interviewed subjects, who include Wenders himself, cinematographer Robby Muller, filmmaker Sam Fuller, novelist Patricia Highsmith, musician Ry Cooder, actors Harry Dean Stanton, Peter Falk, and Hanns Zischler, and critic Kraft Wetzel, who is especially provocative. A must-see for Wenders fans, highly recommended for everyone else. –Jonathan Rosenbaum, 1989

Director: Paul Joyce

Casts

	Peter Falk as Self
	Dennis Hopper as Self
	Harry Dean Stanton as Self
	Wim Wenders as Self
	Ry Cooder as Self
	Samuel Fuller as Self
	Patricia Highsmith as Self
	Robby Müller as Self
	Kraft Wetzel as Self
	Hanns Zischler as Self

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