| The Cinema of Wim Wenders: The Celluloid Highway Contributor(s): Graf, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 1903364302 ISBN-13: 9781903364307 Publisher: Wallflower Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2003 Annotation: "The Cinema of Wim Wenders" is a new study of the films of this most prominent of German directors whose films include "Kings of the Road"; "Paris, Texas"; and "Wings of Desire," The book analyzes a preoccupation central to all of Wenders' work and writings: why modern cinema, a recording art solely composed of sounds and images, has so naturally developed into a primarily narrative medium, a domain traditionally associated with words and sentences. This book identifies and critically elucidates Wenders' chief artistic motivation: that the act of seeing can constitute a creative act in its own right. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| Series: Directors' Cuts |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.27" W x 9.54" (1.02 lbs) 192 pages |