Synopsis
"I am my own history", is how the character Kamikaze responds to the question "who are you?" in Wim Wenders'
KINGS OF THE ROAD. Drawing parallels between his early films and his personal biography, this documentary
traces Wim Wender's own history, focussing on the director's life prior to his leaving Germany for the USA after his international breakthrough with THE AMERICAN FRIEND (1976/77). In intimate conversations, Wim Wenders talks about his sheltered upbringing in post-war Oberhausen. Excerpts from Wenders' early works illustrate how, time and again, the filmmaker was portraying people he knew and experiences that were authentic. This is just one of the ways in which this documentary sheds new light on the early films of Wim Wenders.
KINGS OF THE ROAD. Drawing parallels between his early films and his personal biography, this documentary
traces Wim Wender's own history, focussing on the director's life prior to his leaving Germany for the USA after his international breakthrough with THE AMERICAN FRIEND (1976/77). In intimate conversations, Wim Wenders talks about his sheltered upbringing in post-war Oberhausen. Excerpts from Wenders' early works illustrate how, time and again, the filmmaker was portraying people he knew and experiences that were authentic. This is just one of the ways in which this documentary sheds new light on the early films of Wim Wenders.
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