Wim Wenders
Oscar-nominated German filmmaker who was born in 1945 in Düsseldorf. At the university, Wenders originally studied to become a physician before switching to philosophy, to finally terminate his studies in 1965. Moving to Paris, he fell in love with the cinema but failed to gain admission to the IDHEC French national film school. Upon his return to West Germany in 1967, he was accepted by the University of Television and Film Munich. While attending film school, he worked as a newspaper film critic. Wenders has also distinguished himself as a non-fiction filmmaker, directing several highly acclaimed documentaries, bringing him Oscar nominations.
Filmography
Piękne dni (2016)
Sól ziemi (2014)
Pina (2011)
Spotkanie w Palermo (2008)
Nie wracaj w te strony (2005)
Million Dolar Hotel (2000)
Buena Vista Social Club (1999)
Notatki o strojach i miastach (1989)
Niebo nad Berlinem (1987)
Paryż, Texas (1984)
Films
- Paused By: ‘Anything’, ‘Photoshoot’, ‘Paternoster’, ‘Restaurant’, ‘The Lake’4'02"
Wim Wenders collaborated with luxury fashion brand Jil Sander through agency Beuro Paris to create a set of surprising and provocative “Paused By” films for their new Spring/Summer 2018 collection.
The films could be read as being the beginning, middle or end of a movie, all intentionally and abruptly “Paused” at a decisive moment.Shot on location in and around Berlin and accompanied by an exclusive soundtrack composed by Laurent Petitgand, the set of films, written and directed by Wim Wenders connect the past, present and future of the Jil Sander brand.
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“Time Passing” is a three-minute short film directed by Wim Wenders featuring the Fall/ Winter 2018 collection designed by Lucie and Luke Meier. In the film, which follows the first award-winning collaboration of the German film director with Jil Sander, the cast is caught in a time loop of repeating scenarios marked by changes of outfits and different emotional responses from the protagonists. The surreal quality of the location allows the images to rise above the narrative structure and encourages the viewer to plunge into the stream of events along with the characters.
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