Movie Heritage Basis (FHF) is mounting “Wim Wenders – King of the Highway – The India Tour,” marking the German filmmaker’s first go to to India at age 79. The retrospective, organized with the Wim Wenders Basis and Goethe-Institut Mumbai, will showcase 18 of his works throughout 5 cities from Feb. 5-23.
This system spans Wenders’ 50-year profession, from his New German Cinema origins by way of current works, that includes restored prints of options, documentaries and shorts. Cities on the tour embody Mumbai, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata and New Delhi, with Wenders attending screenings and collaborating in Q&As with audiences and movie college students.
“It appears astonishing that someway, India fell off the map,” Wenders mentioned about his in depth international travels. “Not simply because it’s a nation with an abundance of landscapes and pictures to discover, but in addition as a result of it’s a nation the place cinema is sort of a faith.”
The lineup consists of his Palme d’Or winner “Paris, Texas” (1984), Oscar-nominated “Buena Vista Social Membership” (1999), and “Wings of Need” (1987), which earned him Greatest Director at Cannes. Wenders’ Oscar-nominated “Excellent Days” (2023) will not be a part of the retrospective, his newest work being screened is the 3D documentary “Anselm” (2023) about artist Anselm Kiefer.
FHF director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur referred to as the occasion “a dream come true,” noting Wenders’ current recognition with the 2024 Worldwide Federation of Movie Archives Award.
The free screenings will happen at numerous venues together with Mumbai’s Regal Cinema, Kolkata’s Nandan theater, and New Delhi’s Habitat Centre. FHF has beforehand hosted retrospectives with filmmakers Giuseppe Tornatore and Christopher Nolan.
Bjorn Ketels, director of Goethe Institut Mumbai, highlighted Wenders’ significance as a pioneer of New German Cinema, calling this “the primary time that such a considerable providing of his work” has been offered in India.
Movies within the Retrospective:
“The Goalie’s Anxiousness on the Penalty Kick” (1971) – Fipresci Prize, Venice Movie Competition“Alice within the Cities” (1973)“Kings of the Highway” (1975) – Fipresci Prize, Cannes Movie Competition“The American Buddy” (1977) – German Critics Prize winner“Lightning Over Water” (1980)“Reverse Angle” (1982)“Room 666” (1982)“The State of Issues” (1982) – Golden Lion, Venice Movie Competition“Paris, Texas” (1984) – Palme d’Or, Cannes Movie Competition“Tokyo-Ga” (1985) – Excellent Movie of the 12 months, London Movie Competition“Wings of Need” (1987) – Greatest Director, Cannes Movie Competition“Till the Finish of the World – Director’s Lower” (1994)“The Finish of Violence” (1997)“Buena Vista Social Membership” (1999) – Oscar nomination“The Million Greenback Resort” (2000) – Jury Prize, Berlin Movie Competition“Don’t Come Knocking” (2005)“Pina” (2011) – 3D documentary, Oscar nomination“Anselm” (2023) – 3D documentary
