Paris, Texas
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Wim Wenders Run Time: 145 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1984
Starring: Aurore Clément, Dean Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton, Hunter Carson, Nastassja Kinski
Please note: prior to the 12PM screening on Saturday, September 21st, filmmaker Allison Anders will be joining us for a pre-screening discussion about her experience working on the film!
New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, screening in honor of its 40th anniversary.
Starring Harry Dean Stanton as the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis, the film follows his efforts to reconnect with his young son and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). From this simple setup, Wenders and Shepard produce a powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon.
A profoundly moving character study, Paris, Texas features one of Stanton’s finest performances as well as a compelling story from Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard.