Alice in the Cities

Synopsis

One of the key films of the New German Cinema, ALICE IN THE CITIES marked the emergence of Wim Wenders as one of the most distinctive European filmmakers of the 1970s. It is also widely accepted to be one of the director's most poignant films and the first to be shot partly in the United States.

Philip Winter, a journalist with writer's block, becomes the guardian of eight year-old Alice (Yella Rottlander) when her mother leaves the girl with him briefly at an American airport, only never to return. Back in Germany, an unlikely friendship develops between the two as they embark on a journey to find Alice's grandmother.

Through Rudiger Vogler's portrayal of the embittered Winter, Wenders presents a stark but witty account of the changing face of Europe, the onset of global consumerism and the influences of American pop culture.

NEW RESTORED 4K DIGITAL TRANSFER commissioned by the Wim Wenders Foundation and supervised by director Wim Wenders.

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Reviews

"one of Wenders's crispest, finest moments"

TIM ROBEY, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

"More distinctive than ever... an intriguing movie that lives in the mind for hours after the lights have come up"

PETER BRADSHAW, THE GUARDIAN

"a bittersweet gem...blissful...should not be missed"

CRITICS' CHOICE
TIME OUT

"a tender but unsentimental portrait...there's a freshness and conviction to (Alice's) performance that gives the whole film its purpose and clarity"

WENDY IDE, THE TIMES

"a gem... suffused with a typically wry humour and a gentle humanity that make this a reissue of considerable value"

JASON SOLOMONS, MAIL ON SUNDAY

"One of the films that altered my perception of cinema"

WALTER SALLES

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