Extensive Wim Wenders retrospective at the IFC Center will feature numerous appearances by the eclectic auteur
IFC Center
323 Sixth Ave. at West Third St.
August 28 – September 24
212-924-7771
www.ifccenter.com
www.wim-wenders.com
One of the most eclectic, iconoclastic auteurs in the history of cinema, German author, director, and photographer Wim Wenders has built an impressive film resume over the last forty-five years, from music and dance documentaries to road movies and postapocalyptic tales, from mysteries and fantasies to gripping emotional dramas and a Hawthorne adaptation. The IFC Center is celebrating his career with a wide-ranging four-week series featuring dozens of his full-length and short films, from 1972’s The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick to a sneak preview of his newest work, Every Thing Will Be Fine, including the New York City premiere of Palermo Shooting and the world premiere of the 4K restoration of The State of Things. Wenders will be at the IFC Center for Q&As following select screenings of The American Friend, Buena Vista Social Club, Kings of the Road, Pina, Tokyo-Ga, Paris, Texas, and other films; in addition, Wenders, who just turned seventy, will sign copies of his latest photography book, Wim Wenders: Written in the West, Revisited, after the Q&A following the 7:20 screening of Palermo Shooting on September 2, and he will participate in the special discussion “Liquid Space: A Conversation on 3D” on September 6.