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by Olivier Delers
Wim Wenders: Making Films That Matter is the first book in 15 years to take a comprehensive look at Wim Wenders's extensive filmography. In addition to offering new insights into his cult masterpieces, the 10 essays in this volume highlight the thematic and aesthetic continuities between his early films and his latest productions. Wenders's films have much to contribute to current conversations on intermediality, whether it be through his adaptations of important literary works or his filmic reinventions of famous paintings by Edward Hopper or Andrew Wyeth. Wenders has also positioned himself as a decidedly transnational and translingual filmmaker taking on the challenge of representing peripheral spaces without falling into the trap of a neo-colonial gaze. Making Films That Matter argues that Wenders remains a true innovator in both his experiments in 3D filmmaking and his attempts to define a visual poetics of peace.
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by Wim Wenders
Written by Wenders himself, this collection of essays provides a first-hand look at his cinematic philosophy and the development of his visual language, mirroring the analytical depth of the Delers and Sulzer-Reichel study.
Like the study of Wenders, this book explores the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of cinema, offering a profound meditation on how film captures time and the human experience.
by W.G. Sebald
This book captures the same melancholy, wandering spirit found in Wenders' road movies, blending travelogue with historical reflection and a deep sense of place.
by Susan Sontag
A seminal work on visual culture that aligns with Wenders' own obsession with the 'gaze' and the ethics of the image, providing a critical framework for understanding modern media.
As a contemporary of Wenders in the New German Cinema movement, Herzog's insights into filmmaking provide a complementary perspective on the era's unique aesthetic and thematic concerns.
This intimate investigation into the nature of photography and memory resonates with the themes of loss and the search for identity prevalent in Wenders' filmography.
by Sam Shepard
Written by the screenwriter of 'Paris, Texas', these fragments of prose and poetry capture the desolate, beautiful American landscapes that Wenders famously brought to the screen.
A collection of aphorisms on the art of filmmaking that shares the minimalist, contemplative approach to cinema analyzed in the Wenders monograph.
A passionate exploration of cinema by a director who, like Wenders, was deeply influenced by film history and used criticism to shape his own artistic vision.
by Wim Wenders
A collection of photographs and short stories by Wenders that serves as a visual and narrative companion to his films, emphasizing the observational style discussed in his biographies.
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