Patrick Bauchau
Friedrich Munro
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The State of Things (German: Der Stand der Dinge) is a 1982 road movie film directed by Wim Wenders. It tells the story of a film crew stuck in Portugal after the production runs out of film stock and money. The director travels to Los Angeles in search of his missing producer.
- Wim Wenders
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Feb 18, 1983 · The State of Things: Directed by Wim Wenders. With Isabelle Weingarten, Rebecca Pauly, Jeffrey Kime, Geoffrey Carey. The crew is running out of money to finish their film.
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- Drama
- Wim Wenders
- 1983-02-18
The State of Things. A Hollywood producer (Allen Goorwitz) leaves a director (Patrick Bauchau), cast and crew stranded in Portugal.
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- Mystery & Thriller
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Aug 30, 2020 · The State of Things. (Wim Wenders, 1982) by Douglas Buck August 30, 2020 5 minutes (1019 words) 4k restoration Cinéma Moderne. It all started out so promising.
The film that the film crew is shooting about survivors to a nuclear holocaust is a parallel to the director's own journey to collect money from his LA producer in order to continue the film. The movie is visually beautiful, full of the magic of black and white photography.
The State of Things is a highly personal film about filmmaking in Europe and America. It is about a film crew stranded at the westernmost tip of Europe. The director, Friedrich Munro (Patrick Bauchau), and his cameraman (Sam Fuller), scriptwriter, and actors have been abandoned by their producer.
