"Alice in den Städten" or "Alice in the Cities" is a German film from over 40 years ago and by many it is considered Wim Wenders' finest work as a writer and director. The movie runs for slightly under 110 minutes and stars Yella Rottländer and Rüdiger Vogler, a pair of actors that has also worked with Wenders on several other occasions. The movie here is in black-and-white and you could probably call it a more distinguished road movie. For the majority of the film, we watch a grown-up man in charge of a little girl he encountered very randomly and the two go eat stuff like ice cream, go swimming, but also try to find the girls' parents to get her back where she belongs.
This film is not really one that delivers in terms of tension or story. It is very much worth seeing for the atmospheric take Wenders takes here. This is quite an unusual couple and it is interesting to see them interact throughout the entire 108 minutes. There is no grit here, no real tension at all, but this film is evidence that a movie does not necessarily need it if it elaborates in a convincing manner on its protagonist and this one here sure does. It also helps that Rottländer and Vogler have pretty great chemistry. I quite enjoyed the watch. I also think this one may be a good pick to start your journey if you plan on getting a bit into Wim Wenders' filmography. Thumbs up.
This film is not really one that delivers in terms of tension or story. It is very much worth seeing for the atmospheric take Wenders takes here. This is quite an unusual couple and it is interesting to see them interact throughout the entire 108 minutes. There is no grit here, no real tension at all, but this film is evidence that a movie does not necessarily need it if it elaborates in a convincing manner on its protagonist and this one here sure does. It also helps that Rottländer and Vogler have pretty great chemistry. I quite enjoyed the watch. I also think this one may be a good pick to start your journey if you plan on getting a bit into Wim Wenders' filmography. Thumbs up.