Wim Wenders in India I Retrospective I 25 days | 18 films | 5 cities
Film Heritage Foundation, in association with the Wim Wenders Stiftung (Wim Wenders Foundation) and in collaboration with Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Mumbai announces “Wim Wenders – King of the Road – The India Tour”, a first-of-its-kind retrospective dedicated to one of the greatest masters of world cinema, several times Oscar-nominee and winner of prestigious awards like the Palme D’Or, the Golden Lion, and the BAFTA.
The retrospective will take place in the presence of Wim Wenders, who will visit India for the first time.
The extensive India retrospective will showcase the auteur’s astonishing range of films spanning a career of more than half a century. A total of 18 of his films – features, short films and documentaries – from his earliest feature film, THE GOALIE’S ANXIETY AT THE PENALTY KICK (1971), to his latest documentary ANSELM in 3D will be screened in five cities – Mumbai, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Kolkata and Delhi from February 5 to February 22, 2025. The screenings are open to the general public on a first come, first served basis.
This unique retrospective will see Wim Wenders, who is famous for his road movies, travel across the country presenting his films in the different cities in public events as well as in engagements with film students and the film community.
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Wim Wenders during the shooting of Room 666 by Wim Wenders
©1982 Wim Wenders Produktion, Chris Sievernich Filmproduktion
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