Lisbon Story
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Cinémathèque québécoise, we wanted to highlight our long-term collaboration with the Goethe-Institut. The diffusion of German cinema within our walls has often been set up in collaboration with this cultural organization. This has led to the donation of many films from their collections, which are featured in this program.
A filmmaker struggles to complete a film in Lisbon. He calls for help from a sound engineer friend. The project will become the occasion of an artistic wandering, punctuated by various encounters.
Wim Wenders
After studying medicine and philosophy, Wim Wenders left his hometown of Düsseldorf for Paris, where he forged his film culture in the effervescence of the 1960s. He then studied cinema in Munich and moved on to directing, enrolling in the New German Cinema movement. Noticed in Europe, his 1970s films saw the emergence of his favorite themes and affinities (American cinema, road movies, music). With The American Friend (1977), the filmmaker gained notoriety in the United States and began to work there. There he directed the famous Paris, Texas (1984), before returning to Germany to sign another flagship film of his career, Wings of Desire (1987). In addition to his work of fiction, he has directed several documentaries, particularly on artistic creation: music (Buena Vista Social Club), dance (Pina) or photography (The Salt of the Earth), a discipline that the filmmaker also exercises himself.
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Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
Lisbon Story by Wim Wenders
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