The first of the road films that would come to define the career of Wim Wenders, the magnificent Alice in the Cities is an emotionally generous and luminously shot odyssey. There's a lot to like in this film; whether its seeing the European vision of the American Dream, seeing the transformation of people without guidance finding their way outside of their comfort zone, or naturally just seeing shots of places in a time where so much has changed since. Alice in the Cities might be a slow movie but the rewards are there to be cherished by the end. the scenes where alice and philip were driving around Ruhr and especially the last scene put a genuine smile on my face. 2020. Mobile site. Watched Film data from TMDb. Get info about new releases, essays and interviews on the Current, Top 10 lists, and sales. When Alice meets her, the Duchess is alternately cradling and shaking a howling baby. Then…, New, restored 4K digital transfer, commissioned by the Wim Wenders Foundation and supervised by director Wim Wenders, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray, German-language audio commentary featuring Wenders and actors Rüdiger Vogler and Yella Rottländer, New interviews with Vogler, Rottländer, and actor Lisa Kreuzer, New English subtitle translation by Wenders. Stuart is using Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends. The first of Wim Wenders' Road movie trilogy; Shot on grainy black and white film, taking place across America and Europe and telling the story of a man in need of some direction being thrown into a situation he has no control of. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. The following text is a small part of a project from: Maatta, Jerry. Join here. Alice in the Cities The first of the road films that would come to define the career of Wim Wenders, the magnificent Alice in the Cities is an emotionally generous and luminously shot odyssey. Things change, however, when he has no choice but to take a young girl named Alice (Yella Rottländer) with him on his return trip to Germany, after her mother (Lisa Kreuzer)—whom he has just met—leaves the child in his care. With Alice in the Cites, Wim Wenders created one of the most nuanced and complex portraits of an empowered young girl ever seen on-screen. 15, Jul Alice in the Cities: Encounters and Connections STRANGER THAN PARADISE (1984), a film widely credited with launching the American independent film movement of the 1980s, was described by director Jim Jarmusch as “a story about America as seen through the eyes of ‘strangers.’ When Alice defies the Queen at the trial of the Knave of Hearts, Alice's own trial in Wonderland immediately comes to an end. 08, 2018, the scenes where alice and philip were driving around Ruhr and especially the last scene put a genuine smile on my face.