The Cinema of Wim Wenders: The Celluloid Highway

Directors' Cuts

by Alexander Graf

"The Cinema of Wim Wenders" is a new study of the films of this most prominent of German directors whose films include "Kings of the Road"; "Paris, Texas"; and "Wings of Desire," The book analyzes a preoccupation central to all of Wenders' work and writings: why modern cinema, a recording art solely composed of sounds and images, has so naturally developed into a primarily narrative medium, a domain traditionally associated with words and sentences. This book identifies and critically elucidates Wenders' chief artistic motivation: that the act of seeing can constitute a creative act in its own right.

Genres: Film

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

Reviews

[Matt Micucci · Rating 4 out of 5]

As far as academic studies on the cinema of Wenders, I have never been able to find a more comprehensive and insightful work than this. Its focus on certain films in its second part can seem a little redundant, or perhaps repetitive, but the first part is flawless, and there is no doubt in my mind that I will be quoting it often on any of my writings on this great German filmmaker.