US EditionWim Wenders Turns 80: the Medical Father, the Birth of the Movement New German Cinema, the Video Clips Directed for U2, 7 Secrets
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Düsseldorf. When Wim Wenders was born, there was only rubble around him. A few days earlier two atomic bombs had been dropped on Japan. In his hometown, Düsseldorf, the war was over, but much of the German city was destroyed.
After returning home, he attended the Munich Film Academy and made the first short films between 1967 (ANSA)
Among Wim Wenders' most famous films are Buena Vista Social Club (1999), Pina (2011), and Salt of the Earth (2014), which earned him an Oscar nomination.
The director of "Il cielo sopra Berlino" and "Paris, Texas" was born in Düsseldorf on August 14, 1945.
Wim Wenders loves the unpredictable - on the screen, but also in life. On August 14th the director becomes 80 years old. Unfortunately, it can hardly be avoided to look back.
Wim Wenders loves the unpredictable - on the screen, but also in life. Now he is 80 years old. Unfortunately, it can hardly be avoided to look back.
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