Paris, Texas
Criterion Collection Edition #501
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.
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Paris, Texas
Directed by Wim Wenders • 1984 • France, West Germany
Starring Harry Dean Stanton, Dean Stockwell, Nastassja KinskiNew 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 ...
Extras
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PARIS, TEXAS Edition Intro
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PARIS, TEXAS Commentary
The following commentary features director Wim Wenders.
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Wim Wenders on PARIS, TEXAS
This interview with director Wim Wenders was conducted by German journalist Roger Willemsen in 2001.
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The Road to PARIS, TEXAS
These interviews with director Wim Wenders; cinematographer Robby Müller; composer Ry Cooder; actors Harry Dean Stanton, Peter Falk, Dennis Hopper, and Hanns Zischler; filmmaker Samuel Fuller; author Patricia Highsmith; and film critic Kraft Wetzel were conducted in 1989 by filmmaker Paul Joyce f...
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Claire Denis on PARIS, TEXAS
Filmmaker Claire Denis served as first assistant director on PARIS, TEXAS. She appears here in conversation with critic Kent Jones in October 2009.
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Allison Anders on PARIS, TEXAS
Filmmaker Allison Anders was a production assistant on PARIS, TEXAS. In this October 2009 interview, she reads from the diary she kept during the film’s production.
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Cinéma cinémas: Wim Wenders Hollywood April ’84
This April 2, 1984, episode of the French television program “Cinéma cinémas,” “Wim Wenders Hollywood April ’84,” features the director and composer Ry Cooder working on the score for PARIS, TEXAS.
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PARIS, TEXAS Deleted Scenes
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PARIS, TEXAS Deleted Scenes and Super 8 with Monologue
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PARIS, TEXAS Super 8 Footage
This Super 8 footage from the production of PARIS, TEXAS is presented here set to music.
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PARIS, TEXAS Deleted Scenes and Super 8 with Commentary
