Film
What's on at the cinema plus reviews of the latest movie and DVD releases
Bookmark this pageSummer in the City (1970)
Director: Wim Wenders
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Titled in English, made on a shoestring provided by the Munich film school, Wenders' first feature - 'My longest short', as he wryly put it - has a plot about an ex-jailbird drifting through Germany until he escapes, not to the America of his dreams but to Holland. Essentially, though, it's a documentary about the time and the place, and as such it's a fascinating source book for Wenders' later work. The aimless odyssey with ubiquitous rock songs; the endless shots (by Robby Müller) of landscapes and nocturnal streets seen speeding by from the windows of cars and trains; the tangential encounters with strange friends or friendly strangers; the laments for lost movie palaces; above all, the celebration of obsessive enthusiasms, including a delightfully tangled attempt by someone never seen again to articulate the solemnity of John Wayne's association with the Three Wise Men in Ford's Three Godfathers.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Wim Wenders
Producer: Wim Wenders
Cast: Hanns Zischler, Edda Köchl, Libgart Schwartz, Marie Bardischewski, Gerd Stein, Helmut Farber, Wim Wenders full cast
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 143 mins
Most popular on this site
Top Stories
Has David Cronenberg turned tame?
Has director David Cronenberg veered too far from his radical and bloody roots with new film 'A Dangerous Method'?
Pop-up cinema for Valentine's Day
Side-step romantic clichés with some alternative Valentine’s viewing
The 10 worst date movies
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we present ten of the least romantic films ever made
Where to watch this year's Oscar-nominated films
Find out where to watch 2012's Oscar-nominated films in London cinemas
10 unlikely badboy biopics
Featuring Phil Collins, Jeremy Clarkson, Nick Clegg, David Starkey and a host of other unlikely subjects
What do you think?
Post your review now