One of the key films of the New German Cinema Alice In The Cities marked the emergence of Wim Wenders as one of the most distinctive European filmmakers of the 1970s. It is also widely accepted to be one of the director's most poignant films and the first to be shot partly in the United States. Philip Winter a journalist with writer's block becomes the guardian of eight year-old Alice (Yella Rottlander) when her mother leaves the girl with him briefly at an American airport only never to return. Back in Germany an unlikely friendship develops between the two as... they embark on a journey to find Alice's grandmother. Through Rudiger Vogler's portrayal of the embittered Winter Wenders presents a stark but witty account of the changing face of Europe the onset of global consumerism and the influences of American pop culture. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play One of the key films of the New German Cinema Alice In The Cities marked the emergence of Wim Wenders as one of the most distinctive European filmmakers of the 1970s It is also widely accepted to be one of the director&39;s most poignant films and the first to be shot partly in the United States Philip Winter a journalist with writer&39;s block becomes the guardian of eight year-old Alice (Yella Rottlander) when her mother leaves the girl with him briefly at an American airport only never to return Back in Germany an unlikely friendship develops between the two as they embark on a journey to find Alice&39;s grandmother Through Rudiger Vogler&39;s portrayal of the embittered Winter Wenders presents a stark but witty account of the changing face of Europe the onset of global consumerism and the influences of American pop culture Actors Rüdiger Vogler Yella Rottländer Lisa Kreuzer Edda Köchl Ernest Boehm Sam Presti Lois Moran Didi Petrikat Hans Hirschmüller & Sibylle Baier Director Wim Wenders Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1974 Screen Fullscreen 43 Languages German - Dolby (20) Stereo Subtitles English Duration 1 hour and 47 minutes (approx)
Wim Wenders co-writes and directs this German drama. After failing to finish an assignment in the United States, German journalist Philip Winter (Rüdiger Vogler) leaves New York to return to Germany. At the airport he meets fellow German Lisa (Lisa Kreuzer) and agrees to watch her nine-year-old daughter Alice (Yella Rottländer) for her. But when Lisa fails to return as planned, Philip finds himself reluctantly escorting the independent-minded young girl around Europe on a journey to reunite her with her grandmother in West Germany.
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