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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and playwright, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes , Venice and Berlin film festivals.
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- Ernst Wilhelm Wenders, 14 August 1945 (age 78), Düsseldorf, Germany
Wim Wenders is an Oscar-nominated German filmmaker who was born Ernst Wilhelm Wenders on August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf, which then was located in the British Occupation Zone of what became the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany, known colloquially as West Germany until reunification).
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Apr 27, 2024 · Wim Wenders (born August 14, 1945, Düsseldorf, Germany) is a German film director who, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Werner Herzog, was one of the principal members of the New German Cinema of the 1970s. During the late 1960s Wenders studied at the University of Television and Film Munich while working as a film critic.
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1. 8 Videos. 99+ Photos. Wim Wenders is an Oscar-nominated German filmmaker who was born Ernst Wilhelm Wenders on August 14, 1945 in Düsseldorf, which then was located in the British Occupation Zone of what became the Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Federal Republic of Germany, known colloquially as West Germany until reunification).
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Aug 13, 2020 · A key figure in New German Cinema, Wenders is renowned for arthouse classics such as "Paris, Texas" and "Wings of Desire" and Oscar-nominated documentaries.
As one of its most influential representatives, that company and Wim Wenders became the nucleus of the »New German Cinema«. In 1975, he also founded his own production cooperative,» Road Movies«. In 1984 he also became a member of the »Akademie der Künste« in Berlin.
May 13, 2023 · Gregorio Belinchón. Madrid - May 13, 2023 - 16:23 EDT. German director Wim Wenders is fascinated by the classic American cinema of John Ford, Nicholas Ray, Howard Hawks and Samuel Fuller, and...
