It's not your typical German drama. It's got more heart and subtlety than 'big' drama.
As we see this small girl and fully grown adult, star in this film about two complete strangers travelling on a journey, and as we watch this complete stranger help this little girl selflessly, it's incredible. It touches you personally and the film itself is completely innocent.
The film is littered with originality, that has just been emulated by film-makers ever since. Especially that 'The Shining-esque' opening shot in the final parts of the film.
Rüdiger Vogler is terrific as this slightly troubled, yet more befuddled man trying his hardest to find this girls closest relatives, and more importantly, he's trying his hardest to get her to safety. However, as good as Rüdiger Vogler is, the performance of the film has to go to the little girl, Yella Rottländer. Her level of performance in this film is fantastic. She is just so incredibly believable. She's endearing and smart, and the level of professionalism she maintains throughout is to be admired.
The cinematography is reasonably good, but that's not what's important here. The lack of great cinematography is excusable when we're watching such a tightly packed and deeply meaningful story. The emotions really do come from the performances and story. The music isn't the best, and the production design isn't great. However when watching the film, you won't even notice, you will be nothing but immersed throughout the film.
Wim Wenders' fantastically dramatic, and greatly under-rated story, really needs to be seen by all. In terms of cinema elements, it's not perfect, but the story and emotion itself is pretty close.
As we see this small girl and fully grown adult, star in this film about two complete strangers travelling on a journey, and as we watch this complete stranger help this little girl selflessly, it's incredible. It touches you personally and the film itself is completely innocent.
The film is littered with originality, that has just been emulated by film-makers ever since. Especially that 'The Shining-esque' opening shot in the final parts of the film.
Rüdiger Vogler is terrific as this slightly troubled, yet more befuddled man trying his hardest to find this girls closest relatives, and more importantly, he's trying his hardest to get her to safety. However, as good as Rüdiger Vogler is, the performance of the film has to go to the little girl, Yella Rottländer. Her level of performance in this film is fantastic. She is just so incredibly believable. She's endearing and smart, and the level of professionalism she maintains throughout is to be admired.
The cinematography is reasonably good, but that's not what's important here. The lack of great cinematography is excusable when we're watching such a tightly packed and deeply meaningful story. The emotions really do come from the performances and story. The music isn't the best, and the production design isn't great. However when watching the film, you won't even notice, you will be nothing but immersed throughout the film.
Wim Wenders' fantastically dramatic, and greatly under-rated story, really needs to be seen by all. In terms of cinema elements, it's not perfect, but the story and emotion itself is pretty close.