Details
Paris, Texas 4K UHD + Blu-Ray
A Contracorriente Films
Original title: Paris, Texas
Year: 1984
Country: USA
Region Code: 4K UHD: A/B/C; Blu-Ray: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 8436597563239
Image: 1.66:1 (2160p)
HDR: HDR10 / Dolby Vision
Audio:
English - DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish - PCM 2.0 mono
Catalan - PCM 2.0 mono
Subtitles: Spanish
Rating: 0
Genre: Drama
Cast: Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry, Nastassja Kinski
Director: Wim Wenders
Synopsis:
A man appears in the Texas desert with no memory of who he is. His brother comes looking for him and tries to make him remember his life four years earlier, when he abandoned his wife and child. As he regains his memory, he discovers a chance to rebuild his life.
Extras:
Ultra HD Blu-ray and Blu-ray
- Audio commentary by director Wim Wenders (subtitled in Spanish).
- Introduction by Wim Wenders (3 min) - The acclaimed German filmmaker presents the film to the public on the occasion of its theatrical re-release and expresses his hope that it will reach new viewers and that those who saw it forty years ago will be able to return to it with a fresh perspective.
- Interviews with the director:
- Wim Wenders interviewed by Roger Willemsen (2001) (30 min) - Renowned German presenter, essayist, and author Roger Willemsen sits down with the director to discuss the film. During this conversation, they meticulously and masterfully unpack all the factors that made a film like "Paris, Texas" possible, both those related to the production and those that comprise the thesis and essence of the work.
- Interview with Wim Wenders (2022) (49 min) - Wenders talks about the genesis of the film based on a text by Sam Shepard, the first unsuccessful attempts at a script, the casting process, the challenges that filming the peep show scene entailed for him and the actors, and many other topics that reconstruct in detail the process of making “Paris, Texas.”
- Deleted Scenes with Optional Audio Commentary by Wim Wenders (24 min) - An exceptional montage of 22 deleted scenes that Wim Wenders himself is proud to have recovered. A wonderful documentary that includes more aerial shots of the film's iconic opening, conversations between Travis and his brother Walt and between Travis and the boy, close-ups of Nastassja Kinski in flashbacks, and a scene shot with the "La nuit américaine" effect.
- Super 8 Images (7 min) - A collection of Super 8 images shot by Wenders himself, which expand on the sequence featured in the film. Through these images and the voiceover of Harry Dean Stanton as narrator, we see and hear the story of the love between Travis and Jane. In the director's words: "It was the best time I had directing the movie. We shot this on the last day of shooting."
- Wim Wenders on the restoration (4 min) - The filmmaker describes the restoration process he undertook and lists some of the virtues of the new version, which he believes brings us closer to the film he had imagined.
- Trailer (2 min) - New trailer edited to commemorate the 40th anniversary and the restoration of the film in 4K.
- Original trailer (2 min).
- Exclusive 68-page book: "Paris, Texas. On the Road: Photos from the Set." Extensive reportage of photographs taken during the filming of the film, provided by the Wim Wenders Foundation. Includes interviews with Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, and Dean Stockwell taken from the press kit for the film's 1984 release.
