Classics in the Browning
Directed by Wim Wenders
With Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell
Rated R, 145 minutes, DCP
In English and Spanish with English subtitles
A new restoration of this classic is now out and a great reason to revisit it. New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard. Paris, Texas follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape all its own) as he tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). From this simple setup, Wenders and Shepard produce a powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon.
Directed by Wim Wenders
With Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell
Rated R, 145 minutes, DCP
In English and Spanish with English subtitles
A new restoration of this classic is now out and a great reason to revisit it. New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard. Paris, Texas follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape all its own) as he tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). From this simple setup, Wenders and Shepard produce a powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon.
Sponsored by the Meg and John P. Brogan Endowment for Classic Cinema.
Event Dates
Friday, September 27, 2024 - 7:00 PM
