Followed by a discussion with Art Director Kate Altman in person!
Classic Film with New 4K Restoration!
A powerful mood piece from director Wim Wenders and writers Sam Shepard & L.M. Kit Carson.
New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard. Paris, Texas follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape all its own) as he tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). From this simple setup, Wenders and Shepard produce a powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon.
The locations, cinematography by Robby Müller, and music by Ry Cooder help create an atmosphere of loss and pain. Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes and one of the most revered classics of World Cinema.
“A landmark work in every sense: understated, powerful, sublime.”
—F.X. Feeney, L.A. Reader
“PARIS, TEXAS is a movie with the kind of passion and willingness to experiment… It is true, deep, and brilliant.”
—Roger Ebert
