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On Film

by Wim Wenders

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ISBN13: 9780571207183
ISBN10: 0571207189
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A volume that combines three influential works on the cinema by Wim Wenders, one of the major international filmmakers of our time

Wim Wenders's body of work is among the most extraordinary in modern cinema. It includes such films as Paris, Texas; Wings of Desire; Buena Vista Social Club; and The Million Dollar Hotel. Fortunately, his passion for cinema also extends to writing about it, and in this volume all his published essays on films and filmmaking--as well as his thoughts on such disparate subjects as rock 'n' roll, architecture, questions of German identity, and the influence of America--are brought back into print. Including the essays that previously appeared in Emotion Pictures, The Logic of Images, and The Act of Seeing, On Film discusses Wenders's development as a filmmaker from the time he picked up a camera at age twelve and offers a broad analysis of his guiding passions as he analyzes the full range of his work, film by film, and reveals his views on genres ranging from the American Western to the European avant-garde, along the way answering the deceptively simple question "Why do you make films?"

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"His care for the medium is exemplary . . . and rare these days." (The London Review of Books)

Synopsis:

This volume collects three previously published books of Wenders' essays. He discusses his development as a film-maker from the moment he picked up a camera, and offers a broad analysis of his passions - rock music, avant-garde cinema, questions of German identity, and the influence of America.

About the Author

Wim Wenders's most recent film is The Million Dollar Hotel, which won the Silver Bear Jury Prize for Directing at the Berlin Film Festival. He lives in Los Angeles.

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ISBN:
9780571207183
Subtitle:
On Film : Essays and Conversations
Translator:
Hofmann, Michael
Author:
Wim, Wenders
Author:
Hofmann, Michael
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Location:
London
Subject:
Film - General
Subject:
Film - History & Criticism
Subject:
Motion pictures
Subject:
Motion picture producers and directors
Series Volume:
14
Publication Date:
20011212
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Pages:
400
Dimensions:
8.48x5.32x1.51 in. 1.18 lbs.

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