Paris, Texas
New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard. Paris, Texas follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape all its own) as he tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). From this simple setup, Wenders and Shepard produce a powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Wim Wenders, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Audio commentary featuring Wenders
- Archival interviews with Wenders; cinematographer Robby Müller; composer Ry Cooder; actors Harry Dean Stanton, Dennis Hopper, Peter Falk, and Hanns Zischler; novelist Patricia Highsmith; and filmmaker Samuel Fuller
- Interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Claire Denis
- Deleted scenes and Super 8 home movies
- Gallery of Wenders’ location-scouting photos
- Behind-the-scenes photos by Robin Holland
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Nick Roddick; interviews with Stanton, writer Sam Shepard, and actors Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell; and excerpts from Wenders’ book of photos Written in the West
Cover by Neil Kellerhouse
DIRECTOR-APPROVED 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Wim Wenders, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- Audio commentary featuring Wenders
- Archival interviews with Wenders; cinematographer Robby Müller; composer Ry Cooder; actors Harry Dean Stanton, Dennis Hopper, Peter Falk, and Hanns Zischler; novelist Patricia Highsmith; and filmmaker Samuel Fuller
- Interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Claire Denis
- Deleted scenes and Super 8 home movies
- Gallery of Wenders’ location-scouting photos
- Behind-the-scenes photos by Robin Holland
- Trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Nick Roddick; interviews with Stanton, writer Sam Shepard, and actors Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell; and excerpts from Wenders’ book of photos Written in the West
Cover by Neil Kellerhouse
Cast
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Travis
- Nastassja Kinski
- Jane
- Dean Stockwell
- Walt
- Aurore Clément
- Anne
- Hunter Carson
- Hunter
- Bernhard Wicki
- Dr. Ulmer
Credits
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Produced by
- Don Guest
- Written by
- Sam Shepard
- Adaptation by
- L. M. Kit Carson
- Producer
- Chris Sievernich
- Music
- Ry Cooder
- Editor
- Peter Przygodda
- Art director
- Kate Altman
- Director of photography
- Robby Müller
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