Wim Wenders—born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders in Düsseldorf, German, Aug. 14, 1945—came to prominence during the New German Cinema of the 1970s. Triggered by the Oberhausen Manifesto in ’62—a conscientious break from Germany’s past—a new style of German cinema was born, … Continue reading Wim Wenders
When Jose Bergoglio was elected pope in 2013, it was the first time a Jesuit held the position, the first time a priest from the Americas was elected, and the first non-European to serve as the bishop of Rome since … Continue reading POPE FRANCIS: A MAN OF HIS WORD
In the beginning I just wanted to make movies, but with the passage of time the journey itself was no longer the goal, but what you find at the end. Now, I make films to discover something I didn’t know, … Continue reading Born On This Day — August 14, 1945
Originality now is rare in the cinema and it isn’t worth striving for because most work that does this is egocentric and pretentious. What is most enjoyable about the cinema is simply working with a language that is classical in … Continue reading In Their Words — Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Ninety-five per cent of films are born of frustration, of self-despair, of ambition for survival, for money, for fattening bank accounts. Five per cent, maybe less, are made because a man has an idea, an idea which he must express. … Continue reading In Their Words — Thursday, July 4, 2013
In the beginning I just wanted to make movies, but with the passage of time the journey itself was no longer the goal, but what you find at the end. Now, I make films to discover something I didn’t know, very much … Continue reading In Their Words — Friday, January 25, 2013
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