Director Wenders Wim: filmography, biography and personal life

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Wenders Wim is known to most people as a director with a signature style. But, in addition to this, he is also a successful photographer, producer and screenwriter. French and German cinema, as well as music, had a great influence on Wenders' work. The director treats her with special trepidation. Wim's painting and captivating, captivating music are inseparable concepts. In an interview, he admitted that he probably would have become a lawyer if it were not for rock and roll. This article will describe a brief biography of the director.

The start of the journey

Wenders Wim was born in Germany (Düsseldorf) in 1945. After the war, the city was almost completely destroyed. The streets were empty, chimneys protruding from the ruins, but for some reason this did not frighten the boy. Wim was only afraid of trams that continued to run in the ruined city from nowhere to nowhere.

It seemed to the boy that America would be the most native place for him. That's where he wanted to go. For the first time, Wim visited the United States as an adult and famous. The director felt at home there.

Film career

In Munich, Wenders Wim studied at the Higher School of Film and Television. Even during student life, a young manI tried to shoot short films. But still, his debut took place in 1970. Wim defended his diploma with the film "Summer in the City".

Successfully graduating from high school, the young man took up directing in earnest. In 1972, Wenders made the film Goalkeeper's Fear of Pen alties based on Peter Handke's book. But the real recognition, recognition and popularity came to Wim three years after the release of the film "False Movement".

Further there was a picture "In the course of time", which was filmed without a script. Nevertheless, at the Cannes Film Festival, she enjoyed some success. Then there was a screening of the dramatic film "American Friend". In 1981, on a very tight schedule, Wim filmed The State of Things. But the year 1983 was truly fruitful. Vendres has released his legendary drama…

Sky over Berlin

This picture is like a philosophical lesson, but not one in which desks and walls seem entertaining. In it, the viewer is fully involved in the narrative of morality, as well as reflections on the universe, fate and life.

The fantastic drama "Sky over Berlin" opened up new spaces in cinematography and became prophetic for the whole of Europe. After all, two years after its film adaptation, the Berlin Wall fell. But even now the film has not lost its relevance and is considered the standard of excellence for any artist, as well as a warning to humanity on behalf of higher powers.

Wenders Wim dedicated his film to three great directors: Andrei Tarkovsky, Yasujiro Ozu and Francois Truffaut. In his opinion, they made a huge contribution tothe sphere of the study of human existence through cinema.

The painting "Sky over Berlin" has certainly become the benchmark of the arthouse genre. And here are the next notable works that Wim Wenders shot: Filming in Palermo, Enter Without Knocking, S alt of the Earth, Land of Plenty, End of Violence, Lisbon Story, Sky Over Berlin 2.

The films of the hero of this article are almost always subject to the usual course of time. Maybe for this reason they are easy to imitate. The main characters are in an unorganized, documentary environment. Each frame contained as much space as was required for the unhurried deployment of an episode in a cafe, on the street, in an airplane cabin or a train compartment.

Everything will be fine

In 2015, the jury of the Berlin Film Festival took this picture rather coolly. Although before that he was awarded a prize for a retrospective. Thus, the filmography of the maestro was slightly spoiled. The only advantage of the film, according to the jury, was its three-dimensional format, which is not typical for dramas.

The plot of the picture is based on the story of the writer Thomas, who was accidentally accused of the death of a child. For the next 12 years, the hero experienced this situation. His relationship with the mother of the deceased child is also shown. Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rachel McAdams and James Franco.

Pina

At Berlin 2015, the documentary "Pina: Dance of Passion" was shown in 3D. There were no complaints about the director. By the way, by the end of work on this film, Wim Wenders, whose best filmsknown to all fans of his work, realized the full potential of using 3D technology. You could just put the actor in front of the camera and shoot him in three-dimensional space. And such a format will already be a kind of brain explosion for the audience. In accordance with this, the attitude to the close-up changed, the actor in the frame changed completely.

Miso Soup

The director's next notable work was the thriller "Miso Soup" expected by fans. The main role was played by the incomparable Willem Dafoe. The show was scheduled for October 2015. Written by Ryu Murakami and Kevin Kohler, a Japanese tour guide accidentally introduced a serial killer to all of Tokyo.

In the same 2015, Wim Wenders, whose films are very popular in Europe, again began to collaborate with Peter Handke. This Austrian playwright had already helped the director write the script for Sky Over Berlin. He also took part in the film adaptation of the play…

Happy days in Aranjuez

This film is a story of adversity, both personal and social. A European couple (a woman and a man) talks in the form of a dialogue game about the nuances of love desire. At the end of the picture, they come to the conclusion that harmonious relationships between people of the opposite sex are simply impossible.

In the past, the heroine of the film chose men in whose eyes she observed the reflection of her inaccessibility. And surrendering to each of them, the girl took revenge in such a peculiar way. From her experience, she concluded: "There is nothing darker than a woman's hatred of a man."And the hero of the picture summed up: "There is simply no happy love." Wim invited Sophie Semyon and Reda Kateb to star in this film. The playwright himself not only controlled the filming process, but also appeared in one of the episodes.

Hobby

In addition to cinema, Wim Wenders, whose filmography is quite extensive, is fond of rock music. He has worked with artists such as Lou Reed, Nick Cave and Bono.

Also, Wim hardly collaborates with producers. He himself performs their duties. Wenders compares his own films to children. In this case, the producers act, in his opinion, in the role of a depraved and evil governess. Naturally, the director does not want to trust her with his children.

Private life

Officially, Wim Wenders, whose filmography includes several masterpieces, was married three times. Here are the names of his companions: Solveig Dommartin (actress), Roni Blakely (actress and singer), Lisa Kreuzer (actress). Wim met his last wife, Donata Schmidt, on the set of the second part of the film Sky Over Berlin. The girl worked as an assistant operator. In 1994, the director married for the fourth time.

Interesting facts

• In 1996, Wim Wenders, whose films are known all over the world, became President of the European Film Academy.
• The director collects comics. He has accumulated a huge collection, most of which consists of stories about Disney characters. Wim has a complete selection from 1952.
• MainWenders' childhood books are Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Moreover, the first frightened him, and the boy sympathized with the second, seeing in him something related.
• Wim Wenders' film "S alt of the Earth" was conceived by him 25 years ago. All this time, the director watched from the sidelines the activities of the photographer Salgado. Two of his works always hung at Wim's house.