A leading figure of the 1970s German New Wave, Wim Wenders’ films are infused with a love of American music and culture. Whilst shooting Hammett for Coppola’s Zoetrope Studios in the early 1980s, Wenders developed a project with Sam Shepherd, loosely based on the playwright’s Motel Chronicles.

With an unfinished script about two brothers, one of whom has lost his memory, Wenders embarked on a five week shoot. The result - which won the Palme d’Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival - is one of the most iconic films of the 1980s.

Dutch cinematographer Robby Müller’s use of colour is sublime and the performances - particularly Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski - are luminescent. This stunning digital restoration, supervised by Wenders, re-presents the full haunting emotional majesty of what it was like to experience the original 35mm release forty years on.

Cast:
Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell