Paris, Texas

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Paris, Texas

" The man comes walking out of the desert like a Biblical figure, a penitent who has renounced the world. He wears jeans and a baseball cap, the universal costume of America, but the scraggly beard, the deep eye sockets and the tireless lope of his walk tell a story of wandering in the wilderness. What is he looking for? Does he remember?"

"Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas (1984) is the story of loss upon loss. This man, whose name is Travis [played by Harry Dean Stanton], was once married and had a little boy. Then that all went wrong, and he lost his wife [played by Nastassja Kinski] and child, and for years he wandered. Now he will find his family and lose it again, this time not through madness but through sacrifice. He will give them up out of his love for them."

"The movie lacks any of the gimmicks used to pump up emotion and add story interest, because it doesn't need them: It is fascinated by the sadness of its own truth. The screenplay was written by Sam Shepard, that playwright of alienation and rage, and it reflects themes that repeat all through Wenders' career. He is attracted to the road movie, to American myth, to those who stand outside and witness suffering." ---- Roger Ebert

DVD

Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Dolby Surround - Spanish
English Subtitled; Spanish Dubbed; Spanish Subtitled
Audio Commentary - Wim Wenders - Director
Deleted Scenes - With Optional Commentary by Director Wim Wenders
Featurette - "Kinski in Cannes"

Curator's Comments:
Read Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.

Director: Wim Wenders
Color
148 minutes
Released: 1984
Rated: NR

Country: UK/France/West Germany
Language: English
Genre: Drama

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