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Wim Wenders

Anselm (3D)

Edition 2023
93' - 2023 - Documentary - Dialogue: German, English, German, English
Director: Wim Wenders Composer: Leonard Küßner With: Anselm Kiefer, Daniel Kiefer, Anton Wenders

Wim Wenders delves into the life and work of Anselm Kiefer: a radical dissection of an extraordinary artist. In 3D, to do even better justice to Kiefer's art.

Anselm will be screened in 3D. You can buy 3D glasses when reserving your tickets.

Anselm Kiefer is one of the most important (and expensive) living artists. On his canvases, he mixes paint with other materials (glass, lead, ash, dried plants and more). Kiefer plays with texture, giving the paintings a third dimension. So it's not entirely surprising that Wim Wenders shot this documentary in 3D. Especially since Kiefer also creates imposing sculptures. His work, inspired by 20th-century German history, captures a gloomy atmosphere in a certain bleakness. Wenders was granted access to the 40-hectare estate near Nîmes where Kiefer owns several working spaces. The director dives into the 78-year-old artist's life and work in high-profile images. Although the two have long been close friends, Anselm is much more than a hagiography: a radical dissection of an extraordinary artistry.
Anselm is an elegant, sometimes visually extravagant attempt to evoke the imaginative world of Anselm Kiefer, widely considered a titan of contemporary art. The 3D camerawork is marvellous at conveying the textures, abrasive materiality and sheer scale of Kiefer’s often monumental creations.” - Screen Daily

Anselm will be screened in 3D. You can buy 3D glasses when reserving your tickets.

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Credits

Director

Wim Wenders

Composer

Leonard Küßner

With

Anselm Kiefer, Daniel Kiefer, Anton Wenders

Director of Photography

Franz Lustig

Editor

Maxine Goedicke

Producer

Karsten Brünig

Production studios

Road Movies Filmproduktion

Distributor

Cherry Pickers

More information

Dialogue

German, English, German, English

Countries of production

Germany, Germany

Year

2023

Filmography

Wim Wenders

Same Player Shoots Again (short, 1968), Silver City Revisited (short, 1969), Alabama (2000 Light Years) (short, 1969), Summer in the City (1970), Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (1972), Der scharlachrote Buchstabe (1973), Alice in den Städten (1974), Falsche Bewegung (1975), Im Lauf der Zeit (1976), Der Amerikanische Freund (1977), Lightning Over Water (1980), Hammett (1982), Reverse Angle: Ein Brief aus New York (1982), Der Stand der Dinge (1982), Paris, Texas (1984), Tokyo-Ga (1985), Wings of Desire (1987), Yamamoto - Aufzeichnungen zu Kleidern und Städten (1989), Bis ans Ende der Welt (1991), Arisha, der Bär und der steinerne Ring (1992), In weiter Ferne, so nah! (1993), Lisbon Story (1994), Die Gebrüder Skladanowsky (1995), Lumière and Company (1995), The End of Violence (1997), Willie Nelson at the Teatro (1998), Buena Vista Social Club (1999), The Million Dollar Hotel (2000), Ode to Cologne: A Rock 'N' Roll Film (2002), Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002), Other Side of the Road (2003), Land of Plenty (2004), Don't Come Knocking (2005), Invisibles (2007), Palermo Shooting (2008), 8 (2008) Il volo (short, 2008), Pina (2011), Mundo Invisível (2012), Kathedralen der Kultur (2014), The Salt of the Earth (2014), Alles wird gut (2015), Les beaux jours d'Aranjuez (2016), Submergence (2017), Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018), Two or Three Things I Know About Edward Hopper (2020), A future together (2021), Présence (short, 2022), Anselm (2023), Perfect Days (2023)

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