Paris, Texas

8.1 1984 Wim Wenders 2h 25m
Drama
Paris, Texas

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Cast

Harry Dean Stanton Harry Dean Stanton Travis
Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Kinski Jane
Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell Walt
Hunter Carson Hunter Carson Hunter
Aurore Clément Aurore Clément Anne
Bernhard Wicki Bernhard Wicki Doctor Ulmer
Sam Berry Gas Station Attendant
Claresie Mobley Car Rental Clerk

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Vibes

Emotional Chill Deeply Moving Visually Stunning Critic Favorite

Double Feature Pairings

Films that pair perfectly with Paris, Texas

Nomadland
Nomadland 2021
American wanderers. Two films about people who move through the landscape because staying still is too painful. Wings of Desire
Wings of Desire 1987
Wim Wenders double bill. Two films about the loneliness of watching the world and wanting to be part of it. Moonlight
Moonlight 2016
Men who disappeared. Two films about men who lost themselves and the painful journey back to the people they left.

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