Biographie et filmographie

Wim Wenders

Wilhelm Wenders, dit Wim Wenders, né le 14 août 1945 à Düsseldorf (Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie) en Allemagne, est un réalisateur, producteur de cinéma, scénariste et photographe allemand.

Il est l'un des représentants majeurs du nouveau cinéma allemand des années 1960-70. Depuis 1996, il est président de l'Académie européenne du cinéma, installée à Berlin.

En 2023, il reçoit le prix Lumière, qui récompense l'ensemble de sa carrière.

Issu d'une famille catholique de Düsseldorf, Wim Wenders est le fils d'un chirurgien. Il étudie la médecine et la philosophie à Munich, Fribourg et Düsseldorf. Il passe l'année 1966-1967 à Paris où il fréquente assidûment la Cinémathèque française. Il y fonde sa culture cinéphile et découvre Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, Fritz Lang et Yasujirō Ozu. Recalé au concours d'entrée de l'IDHEC, il rentre en Allemagne en 1968 et intègre la Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen de Munich. Il réalise son film de fin d'études Summer of the city. De 1968 à 1971, il donne des critiques de cinéma aux revues Film et Filmkritik et au quotidien Süddeutsche Zeitung.

En 1971, il crée, avec d'autres figures du Nouveau cinéma allemand, le Filmverlag der Autoren. Ayant pour objectif d'être des auteurs complets, ces cinéastes s'associent afin de produire, réaliser et distribuer leurs films en toute indépendance. N'étant plus satisfait de ce type de production, Wenders crée, en 1974, sa propre société, la «Wim Wenders Produktion».

Après l'adaptation des romans L'Angoisse du gardien de but au moment du penalty (Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter) de Peter Handke avec lequel il est lié d'amitié et La Lettre écarlate (Der scharlachrote Buchstabe) de Nathaniel Hawthorne, il marque une rupture artistique avec Alice dans les villes (Alice in den Städten, 1974) qui révèle sa tonalité intimiste et romantique. Il y affirme également son penchant pour les personnages en marge, l'errance et le voyage insolite, tant physique qu'introspectif. Au Fil du temps (Im Lauf der Zeit) reçoit le Prix de la critique internationale à Cannes. Alice dans les villes, Faux Mouvement (Falsche Bewegung, 1975, inspiré du Wilhelm Meister de Goethe) et Au Fil du temps forment une trilogie sous forme de road movie dans laquelle Wenders définit ses thèmes de prédilection (paysages, mouvement, quête existentielle, difficulté de communiquer) et fait part de sa fascination pour la culture musicale et cinématographique américaine. Il y porte un regard désabusé sur la société allemande d'après-guerre en général et sa génération en particulier. Par ailleurs, il y traduit en images l'influence expérimentale de son ami écrivain Peter Handke: silences, dialogues en décalage, absence d'explications logiques, intrigue circulaire, montage syncopé, ellipses malmenant la narration, etc.

Grâce à L'Ami américain (Der Amerikanische Freund), relecture très personnelle de Patricia Highsmith avec notamment Dennis Hopper, Nicholas Ray et Samuel Fuller, il acquiert un début de notoriété aux États-Unis. ...

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Films (236)

From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor

From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor

2026 · Director

L'Image originelle – Wim Wenders

L'Image originelle – Wim Wenders

2026 · Self

I'll Be Gone in June

I'll Be Gone in June

2026 · Producer

Films to Die For

Films to Die For

2025 · Self - Interviewee

La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione

La nostra magnifica ossessione - Bernardo Bertolucci e la sua generazione

2025

The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

2025 · Self

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

Wim Wenders: Der ewig Suchende

2025 · Self

The Keys to Freedom

The Keys to Freedom

2025 · Wim Wenders, Director, Writer

From Darkness to Light

From Darkness to Light

2025 · Executive Producer

Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'

Now is Now: Wim Wenders on 'Perfect Days'

2024 · Self

Perfect Days

Perfect Days

2023 · Producer, Director, Screenplay

Some Body Comes Into the Light

Some Body Comes Into the Light

2023 · Director, Producer

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

2023 · Producer

Anselm : Le Bruit du temps

Anselm : Le Bruit du temps

2023 · Director, Writer, Producer

Room 999

Room 999

2023 · Self

An Endless Sunday

An Endless Sunday

2023 · Co-Producer

Songs of Earth

Songs of Earth

2023 · Executive Producer

Cannes Uncut

Cannes Uncut

2023 · Self

Werner Herzog, cinéaste de l'impossible

Werner Herzog, cinéaste de l'impossible

2022 · Self

CAN and Me

CAN and Me

2022 · Self

Bruno Ganz, les révolutions d'un comédien

Bruno Ganz, les révolutions d'un comédien

2022 · Self

From Our Side

From Our Side

2022

Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors

2022 · Self

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

Film: The Living Record of Our Memory

2022 · Self

Everything Will Change : Il était une fois 2054

Everything Will Change : Il était une fois 2054

2022

Roving Woman

Roving Woman

2022 · Executive Producer

Présence

Présence

2022 · Director

Why Are We (Not) Creative?

Why Are We (Not) Creative?

2021 · Self

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

Karen Dalton: In My Own Time

2021 · Executive Producer

Souad

Souad

2021 · Co-Producer

Now

Now

2021 · Self

Reality Winner

Reality Winner

2021 · Executive Producer

Lotte Eisner- Un lieu, nulle part

Lotte Eisner- Un lieu, nulle part

2021 · Self

Dani Karavan, l'artiste des grands espaces

Dani Karavan, l'artiste des grands espaces

2020 · Self

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

Good Morning, the Wind Blows

2020 · Self

A Black Jesus

A Black Jesus

2020 · Producer

Wim Wenders, Desperado

Wim Wenders, Desperado

2020 · Self

Veränderung

Veränderung

2020 · Self, Director, Writer

Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper

Two or Three Things I Know about Edward Hopper

2020 · Writer, Executive Producer, Producer, Director

El corte final

El corte final

2019 · Larry

Waiting for the Miracle to Come

Waiting for the Miracle to Come

2019 · Executive Producer

Paul Auster : le jeu du hasard

Paul Auster : le jeu du hasard

2019 · Self - Filmmaker

Beyond the Bolex

Beyond the Bolex

2018 · Self

Living the Light: Robby Müller

Living the Light: Robby Müller

2018 · Self

Why Are We Creative?

Why Are We Creative?

2018 · Self

It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

It Must Schwing: The Blue Note Story

2018 · Executive Producer

Le Pape François – Un Homme de Parole

Le Pape François – Un Homme de Parole

2018 · Self - Narrator (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer

Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders

Leçon de cinéma avec Wim Wenders

2018 · Self - filmmaker

Little Hands

Little Hands

2018 · Executive Producer

Siempre te Esperaré

Siempre te Esperaré

2018 · Director

Les Vendeurs de plancton

Les Vendeurs de plancton

2017 · Self (archive footage)

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

Buena Vista Social Club: Adios

2017 · Executive Producer

De l'eau et du sucre – Carlo Di Palma : les couleurs de la vie

De l'eau et du sucre – Carlo Di Palma : les couleurs de la vie

2017 · Self

The Trial : The state of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

The Trial : The state of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

2017 · Self

Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

2016 · Self

Les Beaux Jours d’Aranjuez

Les Beaux Jours d’Aranjuez

2016 · Director, Writer, Producer

National Bird

National Bird

2016 · Executive Producer

Dennis Hopper - Rebelle d'Hollywood

Dennis Hopper - Rebelle d'Hollywood

2016 · Self

Three for the Road

Three for the Road

2016 · Self

Ultimo Tango

Ultimo Tango

2015 · Executive Producer

A Weekend at the Beach

A Weekend at the Beach

2015 · Self

Filmstudio, mon amour

Filmstudio, mon amour

2015 · Sé stesso

Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

Chris Marker: Never Explain, Never Complain

2015 · Self

French Cinema Mon Amour

French Cinema Mon Amour

2015 · Self

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

Return to Beethoven Street: Sam Fuller in Germany

2015 · Self

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

The Legend of the Palme d'Or

2015 · Self

Un meilleur temps viendra

Un meilleur temps viendra

2015 · Director

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

Was heißt hier Ende? Der Filmkritiker Michael Althen

2015 · Self

Restoring Time

Restoring Time

2015 · Self

Le Sel de la Terre

Le Sel de la Terre

2014 · Self, Director, Writer, Still Photographer, Executive Producer

Henri Langlois vu par...

Henri Langlois vu par...

2014 · Self, Director

Cathedrals of Culture

Cathedrals of Culture

2014 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer

Cathedrals of Culture: Halden Prison

Cathedrals of Culture: Halden Prison

2014 · Executive Producer

The Berlin Philharmonic

The Berlin Philharmonic

2014 · Director

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

2013 · Self

A Fuller Life

A Fuller Life

2013 · Self - Reader (segment "A River of Tears")

Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle

Sing Me the Songs That Say I Love You: A Concert for Kate McGarrigle

2013 · Executive Producer

Invisible World

Invisible World

2013 · Director, Writer

Über Gott, Alfi und Mexico

Über Gott, Alfi und Mexico

2013 · Producer

Ver ou Não Ver

Ver ou Não Ver

2012 · Director

Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

2012 · Thanks

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas

2012 · Self

Close Up

Close Up

2012 · Self (archive footage)

Der fremde Fotograf und die Einsamkeit

Der fremde Fotograf und die Einsamkeit

2012 · Script Supervisor

BAM150

BAM150

2012 · Self

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard

2011 · Self

Hitler à Hollywood

Hitler à Hollywood

2011 · Wim Wenders

Zwischen den Zeiten

Zwischen den Zeiten

2011

Viaggio in Bergmania

Viaggio in Bergmania

2011 · Self

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter

2011 · Self

Pina

Pina

2011 · Screenplay, Director, Producer

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

Harry Dean Stanton: Crossing Mulholland

2011

Snowblind

Snowblind

2010 · Gray Fox

If Buildings Could Talk

If Buildings Could Talk

2010 · Writer, Director

Cronología

Cronología

2010

Au Revoir Taipei

Au Revoir Taipei

2010 · Executive Producer

Il Volo

Il Volo

2010 · Director, Writer

What Do You Know About Me

What Do You Know About Me

2009 · Self

Passage

Passage

2009 · Thanks

The Open Road

The Open Road

2009 · Executive Producer

Rendez-vous à Palerme

Rendez-vous à Palerme

2008 · Director, Writer, Producer

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

Effedia - Sulla mia cattiva strada

2008 · Self

8

8

2008 · Director, Writer

Person to Person

Person to Person

2008 · Director

The Clone Returns Home

The Clone Returns Home

2008 · Executive Producer

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

2008 · Self

Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years

Wim Wenders' Story Of His Early Years

2008 · Self

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers

2008 · Self

Back to Room 666

Back to Room 666

2008 · Self

Wim Wenders : Story of his early years

Wim Wenders : Story of his early years

2008 · Self

Chacun son cinéma

Chacun son cinéma

2007 · Director

Cannes: All Access

Cannes: All Access

2007 · Self

Invisibles

Invisibles

2007 · Writer, Director

The House Is Burning

The House Is Burning

2006 · Executive Producer

Comment j'ai fêté la fin du monde

Comment j'ai fêté la fin du monde

2006 · Associate Producer

The Art of Football from A to Z

The Art of Football from A to Z

2006 · Self

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

Still Alive: A Film About Krzysztof Kieslowski

2006 · Self

Don't come knocking

Don't come knocking

2005 · Director, Executive Producer, Writer

Egoshooter

Egoshooter

2005 · Producer

Land of plenty (terre d'abondance)

Land of plenty (terre d'abondance)

2004 · Screenplay, Director

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen

2004 · Self

Música Cubana

Música Cubana

2004 · Producer

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments

2004 · Self

Half the Rent

Half the Rent

2004 · Producer

La torcedura

La torcedura

2004 · Producer

Fools

Fools

2003 · Producer

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

Wings of Desire: The Angels Among Us

2003 · Self

The Soul of a Man

The Soul of a Man

2003 · Director, Writer, Camera Operator

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)

2003 · Self

Fools

Fools

2003 · Producer

June Moon

June Moon

2002 · Producer

Fassbinder in Hollywood

Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002 · Self

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet

2002 · Doctor #1 (segment "Twelve Miles to Trona"), Director, Writer

Three Days of Rain

Three Days of Rain

2002 · Presenter

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival

2002 · Self (archive footage)

BAP - Ode to Cologne

BAP - Ode to Cologne

2002 · Director, Writer

Fenêtre sur l'âme

Fenêtre sur l'âme

2001 · Self

The One Dollar Diary

The One Dollar Diary

2001 · Self

El hotel del millón de dólares

El hotel del millón de dólares

2000 · Director, Producer

FreeDogme

FreeDogme

2000 · himself

In the Shadow of Hollywood

In the Shadow of Hollywood

2000 · Archival Footage Research

Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club

1999 · Director, Screenplay

Alekan le magnifique

Alekan le magnifique

1998 · Self

La Cité des Anges

La Cité des Anges

1998 · Original Film Writer

Willie Nelson at the Teatro

Willie Nelson at the Teatro

1998 · Writer, Director

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

1997 · Producer, Director, Story

Go for Gold!

Go for Gold!

1997 · Producer

Tango Berlin

Tango Berlin

1997

Love in Hollywood

Love in Hollywood

1996 · Self

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

1995 · Director

Les Lumières de Berlin

Les Lumières de Berlin

1995 · Regisseur / Milchmann, Director, Writer, Producer

Par-delà les nuages

Par-delà les nuages

1995 · Screenplay, Still Photographer, Co-Director

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

To Make a Film Is to Be Alive

1995 · Self (uncredited)

The Night of the Filmmakers

The Night of the Filmmakers

1995 · Self

In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders

In Bildern leben - Die filmischen Reflexionen des Wim Wenders

1995 · Self

Lisbonne story

Lisbonne story

1994 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Kleiner Mann ganz groß

Kleiner Mann ganz groß

1994 · Self

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

Nick Cave: Straight To You - A Portrait

1994 · Self

Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring

Arisha, the Bear, and the Stone Ring

1993 · Santa Claus, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

Talking with Ozu

Talking with Ozu

1993 · Self

Adamski

Adamski

1993 · Thanks

Si loin, si proche

Si loin, si proche

1993 · Screenplay, Producer, Director

Without Me

Without Me

1993 · Himself

The Absence

The Absence

1993 · Co-Producer

SnowwhiteRosered

SnowwhiteRosered

1991 · Self

Jusqu'au bout du monde

Jusqu'au bout du monde

1991 · Director, Co-Producer, Story, Screenplay

Dream Island

Dream Island

1991 · Producer

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

Wim Wenders in Tokyo

1990 · Self

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990 · Director

Pictures of Europe

Pictures of Europe

1990 · Self

Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

Motion and Emotion: The Road to 'Paris, Texas'

1990 · Self

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders

1990 · Self

Speaking Parts

Speaking Parts

1990 · Thanks

Notebook on Cities and Clothes

Notebook on Cities and Clothes

1989 · Self, Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography

The Heart and the Legs

The Heart and the Legs

1989 · Self

Alekan, la lumière

Alekan, la lumière

1988 · Self

Chocolat

Chocolat

1988 · Co-Producer

The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

The Passenger – Welcome to Germany

1988 · Consulting Producer

Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund

Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund

1987 · Sound Mix Technician

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

1987 · Gas Station Attendant

Wings of Desire

Wings of Desire

1987 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Iron Earth, Copper Sky

Iron Earth, Copper Sky

1987 · Producer

The Rose King

The Rose King

1986 · Thanks

I Played It for You

I Played It for You

1985 · Additional Photography

King Kongs Faust

King Kongs Faust

1985 · Regisseur

Tokyo-Ga

Tokyo-Ga

1985 · Director, Editor, Writer, Producer

Room 666

Room 666

1985 · Self, Director, Writer

Report from Hollywood

Report from Hollywood

1985

Paris, Texas

Paris, Texas

1984 · Director, Producer

Tausend Augen

Tausend Augen

1984 · Dieb im Videoladen

De droomproducenten

De droomproducenten

1984 · Self

Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

Dennis Hopper's Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act

1983 · Himself

The State of Things

The State of Things

1982 · Tram Passenger (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer

Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982

1982 · Self, Director, Producer, Writer

Hammett

Hammett

1982 · Director

Cinématon XXII

Cinématon XXII

1982 · N°212

Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders

Cinématon n°212 : Wim Wenders

1982

Lightning Over Water

Lightning Over Water

1980 · Self, Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers

1980 · Additional Camera

Radio On

Radio On

1979 · Associate Producer

...als Diesel geboren

...als Diesel geboren

1979 · Producer

Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre

Nicholas Ray: Especially for Pierre

1979 · Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Producer, Sound

Cinématon

Cinématon

1978 · N°212

Long Shot

Long Shot

1978 · Another Director

The Left-Handed Woman

The Left-Handed Woman

1978 · Producer

The American Friend

The American Friend

1977 · Figure Wrapped in Plaster Bandages in Ambulance (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Producer

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema

1976 · Self

Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

1976 · Spectator at Pauline's Theater (uncredited), Director, Producer, Screenplay

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick

1975 · Man Walking through Vienna Bus Station (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer

Wrong Move

Wrong Move

1975 · Man in Dining Car (uncredited), Director, Producer

Ein bißchen Liebe

Ein bißchen Liebe

1974 · Producer

From the Family of Reptiles

From the Family of Reptiles

1974 · Director

The Island

The Island

1974 · Director

Alice in the Cities

Alice in the Cities

1974 · Man by Jukebox in American Cafe (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Producer

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

1973 · Director, Writer, Producer

Summer in the City

Summer in the City

1972 · Billardspieler (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer

3 American LPs

3 American LPs

1969 · Director, Editor

Polizeifilm

Polizeifilm

1969 · Writer, Director, Editor, Director of Photography

Am Spätnachmittag des folgenden Tages erwachte Joe in einem billigen Hotelzimmer - Andy schläft noch ...

Am Spätnachmittag des folgenden Tages erwachte Joe in einem billigen Hotelzimmer - Andy schläft noch ...

1969 · Producer

Amon Duul II: Plays Phallus Dei

Amon Duul II: Plays Phallus Dei

1969 · Director of Photography

Ten Years After

Ten Years After

1969 · Director of Photography

Kaspar Hauser

Kaspar Hauser

1969 · Director

Der Fall Lena Christ

Der Fall Lena Christ

1969 · Unit Manager

Silver City Revisited

Silver City Revisited

1969 · Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

Alabama (2000 Light Years)

Alabama (2000 Light Years)

1969 · Writer, Editor, Director, Sound

Same Player Shoots Again

Same Player Shoots Again

1968 · Director, Editor, Producer, Director of Photography, Writer

Love and So Forth

Love and So Forth

1968 · Student

Candy Man

Candy Man

1968

Klappenfilm

Klappenfilm

1968 · Producer, Director

Victor I.

Victor I.

1968 · Director

Schauplätze

Schauplätze

1967 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography

Sound of Ice

Sound of Ice

· Executive Producer

Return to Timbuktu

Return to Timbuktu

· Executive Producer

Echoes of Light

Echoes of Light

· Executive Producer

Untitled Wim Wenders Science Fiction Film

Untitled Wim Wenders Science Fiction Film

· Director, Writer

Truth:Beauty

Truth:Beauty

· Executive Producer

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