- published: 13 Nov 2014
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Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer. Since 1996, Wenders has been the president of the European Film Academy in Berlin.
Wenders was born in Düsseldorf into a traditional Catholic family. His father, Heinrich Wenders, was a surgeon. Use of the Dutch name, "Wim", a shortened version of the baptismal name "Wilhelm/Willem", reflected his mother's Dutch provenance, but the Dutch version was rejected by the civil registration authorities in 1945 as "unGerman". He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine (1963–64) and philosophy (1964–65) in Freiburg and Düsseldorf. However, he dropped out of university studies and moved to Paris in October 1966 to become a painter. Wenders failed his entry test at France's national film school IDHEC (now La Fémis), and instead became an engraver in the studio of Johnny Friedlander, an American artist, in Montparnasse. During this time, Wenders became fascinated with cinema, and saw up to five movies a day at the local movie theater.
Keywords: filmmaking, heidegger, philosophy
Actors: Edouard Baer (actor), François Morel (actor), Volker Schlöndorff (actor), Bruno Solo (actor), Michael Lonsdale (actor), Hans Meyer (actor), Denis Lavant (actor), Manoel de Oliveira (actor), Patrick Chesnais (actor), Theodoros Angelopoulos (actor), Dominique Besnehard (actor), Emir Kusturica (actor), Andrey Konchalovskiy (actor), Jacques Weber (actor), Hubert Toint (actor),
Plot: A bio-doc about Micheline Presle changes into a thrilling investigation of the long hidden truth about European cinema. This mockumentary thriller uncovers Hollywood's unsuspected plot against the European motion picture industry. Numerous directors and stars appear in the film, making it a choice morsel for all film lovers.
Genres: Drama,