"fascinating" 5 STARS
TIME OUT
"What I have always found so evocative about Wim's work is the lush romanticism of cinephilia. He suggests much of the tradition that has gone before him while looking to the future with an intense curiosity. It's this alchemy - between a strong sense of conjuring the past while dreaming of what's to come - that is personally so inspiring about his cinema."
Atom Egoyan
Award-winning filmmaker WIM WENDERS (Alice in the Cities, Kings of the Road, Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire) explores the power of film in five documentaries that cover three decades of a remarkable career.
At the heart of these films is a desire to understand the nature of film and filming. What attracts us to the visual medium? How has it shaped our lives? And what does the future hold for it?
NICK'S FILM (LIGHTNING OVER WATER) (1979) - A moving portrait of Hollywood maverick Nicholas Ray.
Special features: Feature-length commentary with Wim Wenders, "Nicholas Ray: Especially For Pierre" lecture.
ROOM 666 (1982) - Fifteen directors, including Jean-Luc Godard, Werner Herzog and Steven Spielberg discuss the future of cinema.
TOKYO-GA (1985) - The legacy of Japanese master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu is examined on a journey through contemporary Tokyo.
Special features: Deleted scenes.
NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CLOTHES (1989) - The relationship between fashion and film is explored in an intimate portrait of Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto.
Special features: Feature-length commentary with Wim Wenders, deleted scenes with commentary, "Yamamoto: 12 Years Later" featurette.
A TRICK OF THE LIGHT (1996) - The story of the Skladanowsky brothers, pioneers of the moving image, is told in a film celebrating the first century of cinema.
Special features: Feature-length commentary with Wim Wenders, deleted scenes.
Also included in the 5-disc box-set is a 24-page booklet containing essays on each of the films, plus an 8-page booklet containing an exclusive interview with Wim Wenders discussing his documentaries.
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