Just Announced, New 4K Restoration
International Art House Series
40th anniversary screening of New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders’ profoundly moving character study presented as a new 4K restoration.
Out of nowhere, a gaunt man in a dark suit and a red baseball cap appears in the burning heat of the desert between the US and Mexico. He drinks the last sip from his water bottle, then he moves on, doggedly, into the inhospitable area that the locals call "The Devil's Playground." He may appear to be a mute amnesiac, but he's driven by the desire to reconnect with his family. Wim Wenders' iconic Cannes winner from 1984, exquisitely photographed by Robby Müller, is a powerful statement on self-discovery, loss, redemption, and the unbreakable bonds of love. [146 min; drama; English]
"Wim Wenders' heartbreaking, profoundly American masterpiece... The climactic scene features a stunning autographical monologue that’s one of the most mesmerizing pieces of screen acting ever filmed." — Noel Murray, Rolling Stone
"Like Wenders's other road movies, this is largely about the spaces between people and the words they speak—Antonioni updated and infused with German romanticism." — Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
"It's incredibly moving, and a great example of how extreme stylization and artifice can be combined with pure, genuine feeling. That combination is so strange and so paradoxical, and every time I see the film I surrender to it. It’s one of those films you can watch again and again and it will always be young. I guess that's what a masterpiece is." — Sebastián Lelio, Criterion Collection
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