German Director Wenders Clarifies Views on Film and Politics
Wenders said filmmakers are the counterweight to politics and said his earlier remarks were misunderstood after a backlash that drew protests and statements from festival leaders.
- On Sunday at the Venice Film Festival, German director Wim Wenders clarified his views on filmmakers and politics, stating he had been misunderstood while presenting a film about Swiss architect Peter Zumthor.
- Wenders sparked a firestorm at the Berlin Film Festival in February when he suggested filmmakers "cannot really enter the field of politics" during a discussion about Germany's support for Israel throughout the Gaza war.
- The remarks dominated the Berlinale, prompting Author Arundhati Roy to pull out in protest; festival director Tricia Tuttle issued a statement addressing the frenzy as filmmakers faced repeated questions about Gaza.
- At the Venice Film Festival opening press conference last Wednesday, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal offered a contrasting perspective, asserting that movies are "fundamentally, undeniably political."
- Wenders insisted he is "not working with a mindset of politicians," arguing that filmmakers work with empathy and serve as an antidote by focusing on changing things rather than confirming them.
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The comments he made at the Berlinale in February had given rise to controversy.
Wim Wenders, who is currently at the Venice Film Festival, was asked by a Guardian reporter whether he stands by his previous statements about abstaining from politics. The post Wim Wenders: “As filmmakers we are the opposite of politicians because we have empathy” appeared first on in.gr.
At the Venice Film Festival, director Wim Wenders defended his controversial statements made at the Berlinale. He had been completely wrongly quoted.
Wim Wenders Revisits Berlin Film Festival Comments About Politics
Wim Wenders has returned to the comments that caused such a commotion at the Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. Speaking at the Venice Film Festival press conference today for new movie From inside out – The architecture of Peter Zumthor, the veteran German filmmaker was asked about his comment suggesting that filmmakers should stay […]
For the first time, director Wim Wenders publicly commented on the political controversy at the Berlinale. He was not quoted apolitically – but wrongly.
Wim Wenders first publicly comments on the political controversy at the last Berlinale. In Venice, the director defends his statements at the time and says that he has been misquoted.
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