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Wim Wenders; The Fortunate Workaholic

From: Claes Andreasson
Length: 00:05:05

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Wimprx_small Perhaps best known for his movies "Paris, Texas" and "Buena Vista Social Club," German director and writer Wim Wenders talks about movie making, why some films were not big box offices successes and why being an independent producer has become increasingly difficult.

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Perhaps best known for his movies "Paris, Texas" and "Buena Vista Social Club," German director and writer Wim Wenders talks about movie making, why some films were not big box offices successes and why being an independent producer has become increasingly difficult.

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Review of Wim Wenders; The Fortunate Workaholic

A short glimpse into Wim Wenders's movie making process, and why he is able to keep making a lot of them. A good introductory piece also, if one hasn't been introduced to this diverse filmmaker yet.

Musical Works

Cut from "Paris Texas" (1984)
Cut from "Million Dollar Hotel" (2000)
Music:
"Observatory" Ry Cooder from the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' "The End of Violence"