🛣️ Deemed as one of the “most perfect road movies in the history of cinema”
🛣️ Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival
🛣️ Wim Wenders' masterpiece, remastered in 4K on the 40th anniversary of its release
Out of nowhere, a gaunt man in a dark suit and a red baseball cap appears in the burning heat of the desert between the US and Mexico. Travis. He drinks the last sip from his water bottle, then he moves on, doggedly, into the inhospitable area that the locals call “The Devil’s Playground”. Travis might seem to be mute and amnesiac, but he’s driven by the desire to reconnect with his family.
Wim Wenders’ iconic Cannes winner from 1984, exquisitely photographed by Dutch master Robby Müller, is a powerful statement on self-discovery, loss, redemption and the unbreakable bonds of love. Even 40 years later, the new 4K restoration makes it shine more than ever.
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski
 | About the Director Wim Wenders borned in Germany, made a number of short films before completing his first feature, Summer in the City, with Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller. The two continued to work together for decades thereafter. Wenders’s films Alice in the Cities, Wrong Move, and Kings of the Road are celebrated as ‘The Road Movie Trilogy’. The 1970s were productive for the New German Cinema figure, yet Wenders’s prominence soared even higher in the 1980s with Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire. He is also a prolific documentarian, with works including Tokyo-Ga, Buena Vista Social Club, and Pina reflecting his wide-ranging interests in film, music, and dance. | |