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GOETHE FILMS @ TIFF Bell Lightbox – September 28 + October 1 + 6
Retrospective: Wenders in the Cities
On the occasion of the auteur’s 70th birthday, GOETHE FILMS takes you to the places that feature large in Wim Wenders’ oeuvre – discover his native Germany, visit Los Angeles and explore Japan with films including “Alice in the Cities”, “Land of Plenty” and “Tokyo-Ga”. – Accompanied by an exclusive free exhibition of Wim Wenders archive material at the Goethe-Institut Toronto Sep 10 – Nov 28.
Wenders at home – “Alice in the Cities“ (“Alice in den Städten“, Germany, 1974, 112 min), directed by Wim Wenders, with Rüdiger Vogel (“Lisbon Story”), Yella Rottländer (“Faraway, so close!”) and Lisa Kreuzer (“The American Friend”).
Technically, “Alice in the Cities” is Wenders’s fourth film, but he himself often refers to it as “his first,” as it was during this film that he discovered the genre of the road movie.
The German journalist Phillip Winter wants to write a story about America, yet is unable to accomplish anything but a series of Polaroids. Disappointed, he begins his journey back home. At the same time, he reluctantly agrees to take little Alice with him because her mother—whom he meets in New York on the day before his departure—has urgent business to take care of there. In Amsterdam, the mother fails to appear as they had agreed and so Winter and Alice set out to find Alice’s grandmother in the German Ruhr region. During their search together, their initial mutual dislike gradually transforms into heart-felt affection.
Prize of the German Film Critics Association 1974
Entry into the bpb film Canon
Place 47 of the 147 most important German films
“An intriguing movie that lives in the mind for hours after the lights have come up.” – The Guardian
“A grand story with a new and tender touch, simple and moving.” – Spiegel
“A film about the longing for freedom and a future in which all doors are open for filmmakers and photographers.” – bpb
Tickets $10, day-of sales only at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, open at 10am, in person or by phone 1-888-599-8433
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