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  • Wim Wenders to head Tokyo film festival jury and host Ozu retrospective

    Wim Wenders to head Tokyo film festival jury and host Ozu retrospective

    Festival also set to host a retrospective of filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu.German filmmaker Wim Wenders is to preside over the international competition jury of Tokyo International Film Festival, where he will also host a retrospective of influential Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu.It will mark the first time Wenders has attended the festival since 2011, when his documentary…

  • Wim Wenders on His Early Career, ‘Submergence’ and His Pope Francis Doc

    Wim Wenders on His Early Career, ‘Submergence’ and His Pope Francis Doc

    In an eclectic career spanning half a century, Wim Wenders continues to channel the zeitgeist: his romantic thriller “Submergence” recently opened in the U.S. and his documentary “Pope Francis: A Man of His Word” is set to premiere at Cannes.Wenders helped define New German Cinema with his road-movie trilogy starting in 1974, “Alice in the…