Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Series | PERFECT DAYS, TOKYO-GA, WINGS OF DESIRE, UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD, PARIS, TEXAS, ALICE IN THE CITIES, WRONG MOVE, KINGS OF THE ROAD, BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB, THE AMERICAN FRIEND, THE GOALIE’S ANXIETY AT THE PENALTY KICK, LIGHTNING OVER WATER, NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CLOTHES, THE STATE OF THINGS, FARAWAY, SO CLOSE
Aero Theatre, Egyptian Theatre and Los Feliz 3
ABOUT THE SERIES
The American Cinematheque is thrilled to welcome legendary filmmaker and pioneer of New German Cinema, Wim Wenders, in person for a 15-film retrospective that attempts the impossible: to capture the curiosity, profundity, and pure cinematic joy central to Wenders’ films.
Self-described as incapable of cynicism, evidence of Wenders’ open-minded philosophy can be found in each one of his films, from the quietly soulful and iconically chronological The Road Trilogy, which confronts the landscape of the director’s native Germany in the 1970’s, to his newest film PERFECT DAYS, an ode to the mundane from the perspective of a bathroom attendant in Tokyo. It transcends genre, easily spottable in his documentaries like TOKYO-GA, a tribute to master auteur Yasujirō Ozu’s Tokyo, trope-smashing fantasies like the symphonic WINGS OF DESIRE, science-fiction epics like UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD, grounded interpersonal dramas like the classic PARIS, TEXAS, and numerous others. Join us as we motor down the endless scenic highway that is Wenders’ filmography.
7:30 PM
PERFECT DAYS / TOKYO-GA
$15.00 (members-only)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Aero Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Wim Wenders and actor Koji Yakusho. Moderated by actor Willem Dafoe.
‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:30 PM
WINGS OF DESIRE
$15.00 (members-only)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Wim Wenders. Moderated by Andrea Riseborough.
‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
12:00 PM
UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD
$10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Wim Wenders. Moderated by Scott Foundas.
‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 PM
PARIS, TEXAS
$15.00 (members-only)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Egyptian Theatre | Q&A with filmmaker Wim Wenders. Moderated by Jim Hemphill.
‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
11:00 AM
ALICE IN THE CITIES / WRONG MOVE / KINGS OF THE ROAD
$15.00 (member) ; $20.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Egyptian Theatre | ‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
The Road Movie Trilogy
4:00 PM
BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | ‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 PM
THE AMERICAN FRIEND
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | ‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:00 PM
THE AMERICAN FRIEND
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | ‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
10:00 PM
THE GOALIE’S ANXIETY AT THE PENALTY KICK
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | ‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
7:30 PM
WINGS OF DESIRE
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Aero Theatre | ‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
10:00 PM
LIGHTNING OVER WATER
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by actor Ronee Blakley
‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
10:00 PM
NOTEBOOK ON CITIES AND CLOTHES
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | Introduction by Director Fits
‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
10:00 PM
THE STATE OF THINGS
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | ‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
10:00 PM
FARAWAY, SO CLOSE!
$8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission)
Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee.
Los Feliz 3 | ‘Wim Wenders: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’
