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Wim Wenders' The State of Things (Der Stand der Dinge) was financed by one of the director's chief mentors, Francis Ford Coppola. This highly autobiographical work concerns a shoestring movie producer... read more read more... and his ragtag crew. Stranded in the outer reaches of Portugal, the director doesn't even have any film in his camera. There's nothing left to do but scare up a potential backer--preferably one of those rich, movie-mad Americans. In illustrating the plight of the fictional filmmakers, Wenders strikes a blow on behalf of the homeless and disenfranchised everywhere; it is also an a clef recreation of the difficulties faced by the director during production of his first American film Hammett (also made under the auspices of Coppola). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 2 hr. 4 min.

Directed by: Wim Wenders

Release Date: January 1, 1982

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  • jimbotender
    March 17, 2010
    jimbotender
    This project was an enraged answer to Coppola's intervention on Hammett.Wenders was of course furious by the blockbuster thoughts of his American "partner" and upon his return to Germany,he decided to do things by himself.A fabulous director's movie was made in a cheap budget,pro... read moreviding numerous cine-wonders and references to noir,experimental film and sci-fi (the primary sequence is an ideal homage to Wise).

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
August 19, 2004
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

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Vincent Canby
September 7, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Cole Smithey
April 19, 2008
Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

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Emanuel Levy
July 26, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Jules Brenner
February 18, 2005
Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals

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Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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May 27, 2003
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