Out of the Past 2024 / Paris, Texas / Germany, France, United Kingdom, USA 1984
A dishevelled man roaming the desert has lost his memory and power of speech. Where is he headed and what trauma is he dragging resolutely behind him? One of the true highlights of this year’s Vary will undeniably be the screening of the brand new restored copy of a beloved gem which, forty years ago, earned the creator of Wings of Desire and Perfect Days the Palme d’Or in Cannes. This melancholy, poignant drama, which many regard as the best road movie of all time, explores various fundamental “matters of life”, among them, the relationship between father and son, the former played here by the matchless Harry Dean Stanton. This understated ode to male fragility and vulnerability, scripted by Sam Shepard with music by Ry Cooder, was considered by many to be their favourite film, Kurt Cobain included.
Karel Och
147 min / Color, DCP
Director Wim Wenders
/ Screenplay Sam Shepard
/ Dir. of Photography Robby Müller
/ Music Ry Cooder
/ Sound Jean-Paul Muge
/ Editor Peter Przygodda
/ Producer Wim Wenders, Chris Sievernich
/ Production Road Movies Filmproduktion GmbH
/ Coproduction Argos Films S.A., Pro-ject Filmproduktion im Filmverlag der Autoren GmbH
/ Cast Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément, Hunter Carson, Bernhard Wicki
/ Sales Salaud Morisset
Wim Wenders (1945, Düsseldorf, Germany). Selected filmography: Alice in the Cities (Alice in den Städten, 1974), Wrong Move (Falsche Bewegung, 1975), Kings of the Road (Im Lauf der Zeit, 1976), Paris, Texas (1984), Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin, 1987), Don’t Come Knocking (2005), Perfect Days (2023).
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