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Paris, Texas [videorecording (DVD)] / Road Movies Produktion, Berlin and Argos Films, Paris present a German/French co-production ; a film by Wim Wenders ; director of photography, Robby Müller ; executive producer, Chris Sievernich ; adaptation by L.M. Kit Carson ; written by Sam Shepard ; produced by Don Guest ; directed by Wim Wenders.
After having been missing for four years and presumed dead, Travis emerges from the desert near the Texas-Mexico border and collapses at a gas station. His younger brother, Walt, a billboard artist, takes him to Walt's Los Angeles home where Travis' son, Hunter, has lived with Walt and Walt's wife, Anne, since Travis and his wife, Jane, disappeared. Travis reestablishes a relationship with Hunter, finds Jane and brings about a reunion between Jane and Hunter before leaving again. Loosely based on Sam Shepard's Motel Chronicles.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604652284 :
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (42 p. ; col. ill. ; 19 cm.).
- Edition: Director-approved special ed.
- Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection : c2009.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the book "Paris, Texas" by Sam Shepard. Bonus features: Disc 1. Audio commentary featuring Wim Wenders. Disc 2. "Wim Wenders" interview with Wenders by German journalist Roger Willemsen; "The road to Paris, Texas" excerpts from th 1990 film "Motion and Emotion" featuring interviews with Wim Wenders, Robby Müller, Ry Cooder, Harry Dean Stanton, Peter Falk, Dennis Hopper, Hanns Zischler, Samuel Fuller, Patricia Highsmith and Kraft Wetzel conducted by director Paul Joyce; "Claire Denis and Allison Anders" interviewed by Kent Jones; "Cinéma cinémas" segment from the French television program featuring 'Wim Wenders Hollywood April '84'; Deleted scenes; Super 8 footage; Galleries; "Written in the West" gallery of Wenders' location-scouting photos from his book; Behind the scenes photos by Robin Holland. Booklet includes "On the road again" essay by film critic Nick Roddick, "A long ride" by Sam Shepard, "Voices under your skin" interview with Nastassja Kinski, "Loss of innocence" interview with Harry Dean Stanton, "Me and my brother" interview with Dean Stockwell, excert from the preface of Wim Wenders book 'Written in the West'. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1984. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Bonus features. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Art director, Kate Altman ; editor, Peter Przygodda ; music, Ry Cooder. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement, Hunter Carson, Bernard Wicki. |
| Target Audience Note: | 14A. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dobly digital 5.1 surround. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | For private home use only. |
| Language Note: | In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | DVD Paris | 31681002364644 | DVD | Available | - |
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| 245 | 0 | 0. | ‡aParis, Texas ‡h[videorecording (DVD)] / ‡cRoad Movies Produktion, Berlin and Argos Films, Paris present a German/French co-production ; a film by Wim Wenders ; director of photography, Robby Müller ; executive producer, Chris Sievernich ; adaptation by L.M. Kit Carson ; written by Sam Shepard ; produced by Don Guest ; directed by Wim Wenders. |
| 250 | . | ‡aDirector-approved special ed. | |
| 260 | . | ‡a[Irvington, N.Y.] : ‡bCriterion Collection : ‡bJanus Films, ‡cc2009. | |
| 300 | . | ‡a2 videodiscs (ca. 145 min.) : ‡bsd., col. ; ‡c4 3/4 in. + ‡e1 booklet (42 p. ; col. ill. ; 19 cm.). | |
| 490 | 1 | . | ‡aThe Criterion Collection ; ‡v501 |
| 500 | . | ‡aBased on the book "Paris, Texas" by Sam Shepard. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aBonus features: Disc 1. Audio commentary featuring Wim Wenders. Disc 2. "Wim Wenders" interview with Wenders by German journalist Roger Willemsen; "The road to Paris, Texas" excerpts from th 1990 film "Motion and Emotion" featuring interviews with Wim Wenders, Robby Müller, Ry Cooder, Harry Dean Stanton, Peter Falk, Dennis Hopper, Hanns Zischler, Samuel Fuller, Patricia Highsmith and Kraft Wetzel conducted by director Paul Joyce; "Claire Denis and Allison Anders" interviewed by Kent Jones; "Cinéma cinémas" segment from the French television program featuring 'Wim Wenders Hollywood April '84'; Deleted scenes; Super 8 footage; Galleries; "Written in the West" gallery of Wenders' location-scouting photos from his book; Behind the scenes photos by Robin Holland. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aBooklet includes "On the road again" essay by film critic Nick Roddick, "A long ride" by Sam Shepard, "Voices under your skin" interview with Nastassja Kinski, "Loss of innocence" interview with Harry Dean Stanton, "Me and my brother" interview with Dean Stockwell, excert from the preface of Wim Wenders book 'Written in the West'. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1984. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡adisc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Bonus features. |
| 508 | . | ‡aArt director, Kate Altman ; editor, Peter Przygodda ; music, Ry Cooder. | |
| 511 | 1 | . | ‡aHarry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement, Hunter Carson, Bernard Wicki. |
| 520 | . | ‡aAfter having been missing for four years and presumed dead, Travis emerges from the desert near the Texas-Mexico border and collapses at a gas station. His younger brother, Walt, a billboard artist, takes him to Walt's Los Angeles home where Travis' son, Hunter, has lived with Walt and Walt's wife, Anne, since Travis and his wife, Jane, disappeared. Travis reestablishes a relationship with Hunter, finds Jane and brings about a reunion between Jane and Hunter before leaving again. Loosely based on Sam Shepard's Motel Chronicles. | |
| 521 | . | ‡a14A. | |
| 538 | . | ‡aDVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dobly digital 5.1 surround. | |
| 540 | . | ‡aFor private home use only. | |
| 546 | . | ‡aIn English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. | |
| 600 | 1 | 0. | ‡aShepard, Sam, ‡d1943- ‡tParis, Texas ‡vFilm adaptations. |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aDysfunctional families ‡zUnited States ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFeature films. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aReunions ‡zUnited States ‡vFiction. | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aLos Angeles (Calif.) ‡xSocial conditions ‡vFiction. | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aTexas ‡xSocial conditions ‡vFiction. | |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aAnders, Allison. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aCarson, Hunter, ‡d1975- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aCarson, L. M. Kit. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aClément, Aurore, ‡d1945- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aCooder, Ry. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aDenis, Claire, ‡d1948- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aFalk, Peter, ‡d1927- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aFuller, Samuel, ‡d1912-1997. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aGuest, Don. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aHighsmith, Patricia, ‡d1921-1995. |
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| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aJoyce, Paul, ‡d1940- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aKinski, Nastassja, ‡d1960- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aMüller, Robby, ‡d1940- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aPrzygodda, Peter. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aRoddick, Nick. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aShepard, Sam, ‡d1943- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aShepard, Sam, ‡d1943- ‡tParis, Texas. ‡hVideorecording. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aSievernich, Chris. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aStanton, Harry Dean, ‡d1926- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aStockwell, Dean, ‡d1938- |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aWenders, Wim. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aWetzel, Kraft. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aWicki, Bernhard, ‡d1919-2000. |
| 700 | 1 | . | ‡aWillemsen, Roger, ‡d1955- |
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| 710 | 2 | . | ‡aArgos Films. |
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