WILLIE NELSON AT THE TEATRO
1998

Director:
Wim Wenders

Concept:
Wim Wenders

Director of Photography:
Phedon Papamichael
Kirk Gardner

Music by:
Willie Nelson

Producer:
Deepak Nayar






















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10 Songs by Willie Nelson, played live and recoeded at Daniel Lanois' recording studio, EL TEATRO, in Oxnard.
With Willie Nelson singing and playing guitar, Emmy Lou Harris singing back-up vocals, Daniel Lanois on guitar, Bobbie Nelson on piano, Mickey Raphael on harmonica, Victor Indrizzo and Tony Mangurian on drums, Brian Griffith on guitar and Aaron Embry on organ. An Audience of friends and guests. Dancers.


Wim Wenders directing Willie Nelson, Daniel Lanois and Emmy Lou Harris


The old movie theatre gave Wim Wenders a certain freedom to play with this extraordinary space and its theatrical elements. Little vignettes shot on video compliment the material shot on film by giving the viewer a sense of cinema verite.




Wim Wenders and Daniel Lanois

For more pictures from the shoot visit Donata Wenders' website.
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