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Paris, Texas (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 403 ratings
IMDb8.1/10.0
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Genre Drama
Format Color, NTSC, Widescreen, Blu-ray
Contributor Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry, Dean Stockwell, Socorro Valdez, Wim Wenders, Claresie Mobley, L.M. Kit Carson, Edward Fayton, Justin Hogg, Sam Shepard, Aurore Clment, Bernhard Wicki, Viva, Nastassja Kinski, Hunter Carson See more
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 27 minutes
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German New Wave pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Sam Shepard. Paris, Texas follows the efforts of the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape of it's own) 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.

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Something like a perfect artistic union is achieved in the major components of Paris, Texas: the twang of Ry Cooder's guitar, the lonely light of Robbie Muller's camera, the craggy landscape of Harry Dean Stanton's face. In his greatest role, longtime character actor Stanton plays a man brought back to his old life after wandering in the desert (or somewhere) for four years. He has a 7-year-old son to get to know, and his wife has gone missing. The material is much in the wanderlust spirit of director Wim Wenders, working from a script by Sam Shepard and L.M. Kit Carson. If the long climactic conversation between Stanton and Nastassja Kinski renders the movie uneven and slightly inscrutable, it's hard to think of a more fitting ending--and besides, the achingly empty American spaces stick longer in the memory than the dialogue. Winner of the top prize at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. --Robert Horton

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ CRRN1861BR
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Wim Wenders
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, NTSC, Widescreen, Blu-ray
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 27 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 25, 2006
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Sam Berry, Bernhard Wicki
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B002U6DVPI
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ L.M. Kit Carson, Sam Shepard
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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