Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

Though very polite and British, this feature-length documentary about German filmmaker Wim Wenders offers the most penetrating insights and the best overall critique of his work that I have encountered anywhere. Paul Joyce, who directed it, has also made documentaries about Nicolas Roeg, David Cronenberg, Nagisa Oshima, and Dennis Hopper, and he knows the conventional format well enough to get the most out of it. There are good clips and interesting commentaries from the interviewed subjects, who include Wenders himself, cinematographer Robby Muller, filmmaker Sam Fuller, novelist Patricia Highsmith, musician Ry Cooder, actors Harry Dean Stanton, Peter Falk, and Hanns Zischler, and critic Kraft Wetzel, who is especially provocative. A must-see for Wenders fans, highly recommended for everyone else. –Jonathan Rosenbaum, 1989

Full Cast of Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

Peter Falk as Self

Peter Falk

as Self

Peter Michael Falk  (September 16, 1927 – June 23, 2011) was an American actor and comedian. He best known for his ro...

Harry Dean Stanton as Self

Harry Dean Stanton

as Self

Harry Dean Stanton (July 14, 1926 - September 15, 2017) was an American actor, musician, and singer. Stanton's career...

Robby Müller

as Self

Kraft Wetzel

as Self

Crew of Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

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