The State of Things (1982)

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Description

Director and Producer: Wim Wenders
Writer: Wim Wenders – Robert Kramer
Cinematographer: Fred Murphy – Henri Alekan
Edit: Peter Przygodda
Composer: Jim Jarmusch

Time: 121 minutes
Language: French – English – Italian
Country: Germany – France
Release Date: 1982

Plot:
Wim Wenders’ autobiographical film, ‘The State of Things,’ emerged from his first filmmaking experience outside of Germany. His collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola and the less-than-successful production of ‘Hammett’ prepared Wenders to create a film offering personal statements about cinema and the cinematic apparatus. The most American member of the New German Cinema movement, he juxtaposes European cinema against Hollywood, narrative cinema against its non-narrative counterparts, and the cinematic establishment against independent filmmaking, telling the story of a group of filmmakers stranded in Western Europe after their producer abandons them: ‘I started making a film that was a detailed account of my profession during a difficult period. But the film itself pulled both it and me up. Imagine finishing a film that says, ‘Cinema is over!’ and then continuing like a madman.’ By overcoming the very issue it raises, the film portrays cinema as a living phenomenon and filmmaking as possible.

Awards:
Venice Film Festival, 1982 (Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize – Winner of the Golden Lion Award)
German Film Award, 1983 (Film Award In Gold for Best Cinematography – Winner of the Best Outstanding Feature Film)

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