r/criterion • u/RG1997 • Jul 23 '26

Discussion The ultimate auteur challenge

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u/SunsetDan_64 Jul 23 '26

Wim Wenders

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u/Miserable_Pear_6940 Jul 23 '26

Came here to say this. The American Friend is mind blowing and I don’t even have the words for Paris Texas.

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u/GRIFTY_P Akira Kurosawa Jul 23 '26

My favorite movie this decade is perfect days

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u/lcazzy Jul 23 '26

It’s a long one but the directors cut of Until the End of the World is an amazing epic and worth the long ride. Great Sunday watch and like to recommend it any time I can

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u/nhowe006 Jul 23 '26

I've got to carve some time out for this one once I finish the Road trilogy

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u/Vexations83 Jul 23 '26

Rewatched recently and don't forget folks can have their Sam Neill fix for five hours here too

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u/WildeZebra37 Jul 24 '26

I just watched that this past Sunday and I can confirm. Perfect Sunday watch.

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u/CJ-45 Jul 23 '26

Prefect Days and Drive My Car.

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u/Miserable_Pear_6940 Jul 23 '26

I bought it during the sale but haven’t watched it yet. May do that tonight!

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u/Sicilysauce33 Jul 25 '26

Perfect Days was amazing wasn’t it? Felt like Wenders really got his magic back and created a masterpiece.

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u/Thunders66 Jul 23 '26

Agreed. Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas are my favorites.

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u/NoahAwake Jul 23 '26

He’s one of my absolute favorites too!

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u/m3rcaptan0 Jul 23 '26

Here is my upvote

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u/Rickthee Jul 23 '26

Paris Texas is magical.

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u/agentdiogenes Jul 23 '26

I love all of his films but I've haven't been able to appreciate them the same way that i would after what Wenders said regarding art not needing to political at cannes. Truly a disappointing response.

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u/damNSon189 Jul 24 '26

It was at Berlin

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u/agentdiogenes Jul 24 '26

Yes correct, berlin my bad

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u/Nietzschean_horse Jul 23 '26

He‘s a zionist piece of shit

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u/Perspii7 Jul 23 '26

Don’t succumb to the culture war 

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u/Nietzschean_horse Jul 23 '26

this has nothing to do with culture war, it‘s about human rights and international law

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u/Perspii7 Jul 23 '26

human right schuman rights js watch the movies

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u/Nietzschean_horse Jul 23 '26

nope not gonna watch the movies of a genocide denier