1976
Director:
Wim Wenders
Screenplay:
Wim Wenders
Director
of Photography:
Robby Müller
Editor:
Peter Przygodda
Music:
Improved Sound Limited
Axel Linstädt
Production
Design:
Heidi Lüdi
Cast:
Rüdiger Vogler
Hanns Zischler
Lisa Kreuzer
Rudolf Schündler
Marquard Bohm
Dieter Traier
Franziska Stömmer
Peter Kaiser
Patrick Kreuzer
Festivals/Awards:
1976 FIPRESCI Prize in Cannes
1976 Golden Hugo
in Chicago
Producer:
Wim Wenders
Production:
Wim Wenders
Produktion
Length:
175min.
Format:
16 & 35mm
B&W
Original
Title:
In The Course Of Time
Original
Language:
German |
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In The Course Of Time, focuses on the relationship that develops between
two men - movie projector repairman Bruno and suicidal Robert
- as they travel in a truck on the dusty roads along the border
between East and West Germany. Lonely and introspective, they
both long for the company of women. By the end of their journey,
they derive comfort from the fact that "In The Course Of Time" their lives have taken on some shape
and some significance.
"In The Course Of Time is a quiet, almost lyrical film that disdains
psychological motivation, suspense and dramatic tension. In
that sense, it reflects Wenders's admiration for the films
of Yasujiro Ozu". (Baseline's Encyclopedia of Film)In
its intricate allusions and resonant implications, it evokes
Wenders's favorite themes: the difficulties of communication,
the Americanization of German life ("The Yanks have colonized
our subconscious," one of the characters says) and the fate
of German cinema, which is done by showing the number of movie
theaters that have either closed down or resorted to showing
X-rated films.
Listen
to music from the soundtrack by Improved Sound Limited and
Axel Lindstädt:
Instrumental
- Intro
Instrumental
- Saxophone Theme
9
Feet over the Tarmac
Instrumental
- Guitar Theme
Instrumental
- Rock Guitar
Instrumental
- Slow (flute)
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