0:42 A Story of Floating Weeds (Ozu, 1934) 1:00 Down By Law (Jarmusch, 1986) 1:30 The Cameraman (Buster Keaton, 1928) 1:40 Jacques Tati collection 2:10 Kagemusha (Kurosawa, 1980) 2:41 Wanda (Barbra Loden, 1970) 3:00 Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999) 3:29 Until the End of the World (Wenders, 1991) 3:47 Au Hasard Balthazar (Bresson, 1966) 4:02 Mouchette (Bresson, 1967) Possibly the funniest first 4 seconds of a Criterion closet video. Wim looked high as hell. What he says about the Down by Law poster is so true, I literally have it hung up in my room to lift my spirits. Perfect Days is the most Jarmusch movie he's ever made, one of the most humbling films of Wim's catalog.
I knew a girl in London who worked in a studio space where someone else sharing the space had a job on a Wim film, and at some point Wim was there for a week supervising the guy's work. She had no idea who he was, but for the entire time he was there she addressed him as Tim. Just wanted to share.
The man who directed Perfect Days is here. I really love that film. And the music is pure and nostalgic. Please Criterion, I hope we have Perfect Days into the Collection soon.
Paris, Texas is one of the most perfect films ever made. So much humanity, emotion, humour, heartbreak all carried out through masterful cinematogrphy, and subtle but powerful performances. Wim Wenders is one of the most insightful directors when it comes to the human condition. It's no wonder he shows so much joy and appreciation to the masters of filmmaking of the last 100 years when picking out his blu-rays! I could listen to him chat about films for hours. Thank you Criterion for setting this up and releasing Until the End of the World in 4K!
Fun that he mentions weather and Kurosawa. They talked with the set producer of the seven samurais. He said for the scenes with the rains they could never satisfy Kurosawa. It had to be heavier more downpour. And it paid of you can tell through the scenes how the actors were struggling with the rain and its intensity.
quote from google: "In Rashomon, he dyed the rain water black with calligraphy ink in order to achieve the effect of heavy rain, and ended up using up the entire local water supply of the location area in creating the rainstorm."
Alice in the Cities is a great little movie, but reel it in. It's not even Wender's best. If anything, charming as it is, Alice was just a warm-up for things to come (he would handle this sort of material better in Kings of the Road and Paris, Texas).
Wim Wenders is an international treasure. I had the privilege of seeing him in person at the IFC center last year, when he spoke after a screening of "Anselm". He held the audience in the palm of his hand with his wit, grace, humility, and storytelling. At the end of an incredible Q&A, he justly received a thunderous ovation that left him visibly moved. A true gem of an artist. Counting down the days to purchase "Anselm" and "Perfect Days" from Criterion.
"Should I get a film on Blu-ray that I already have?" - Wenders shares the eternal dilemma of all film collectors. Love this video! "...just don't do it without consulting Kurosawa." Amazing.
Love it when you can feel the true excitement of these industry changing giants. Even if i do not like all his movies, what a lovely humble being at the top of its tiers
I've always said that nobody has ever shot the elements better than Kurosawa. And the only time I recall seeing rain on screen as impactful as in something like RASHAMON was in Sam Mendes's ROAD TO PERDITION.
I'm surprised I've never gotten around to seeing any Wim Wenders's movies, for whatever reason they fell off my radar but I'm going to make it a point to watch a few this month!
REMEMBER MY WORDS: When the time comes and Criterion releases a bluray/dvd/video cassette/whatever... with the "Closet Picks" and all the extras, like uncut versions, interviews and whatever else... THIS WILL BE A BEST SELLER and cherished and loved by many cinephiles around the world. THANK YOU CRITERION!
Until the End of the world is so magnificent in all its chaotic messiness. It vaccilates wildly from sublime to just interesting and back over and over. I love it.
I'm such a fan of Wim Wenders' film 'Wrong Move.' A road movie about a young man who goes on an existential journey, and meets an assortment of colourful characters along the way. I've always been a sucker for films that bring strangers together, for whatever reason, just tagging along for the journey. Maybe it's the quaint nature of it, I don't know, to throw caution to the wind like that, seeing as how it could hardly happen in the real world, given how dangerous and unpredictable human beings can be. It's very slow and talky. If you enjoy that type of cinema, then give it a try. Certainly not for all tastes, but it definitely worked for me.
Until the End of The World is perhaps one of the most beautiful and prescient films I've ever seen. I've said it repeatedly, and stand by it. It's an absolute experience and moving. I would love to ask questions about William Hurt if I could, but alas ...
Wings of Desire (with the beautiful poem When a child a child was...). One of my personal favorites. Paris Texas with a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack by Ry Cooder.
Yes!! I love Wim Wenders films! I will be finishing Until the End of the World tonight and I’m really sad for all the people who will miss it due to its length. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I got Until The End of the World for Christmas on a Criterion bluray. I hadn't seen it, but it was top of my list because I love Wim. I loved it. Looking forward to Perfect Days!
I'm thrilled & surprised to hear Wim Wenders thinks 'Until The End of The World' is his best film. It really is his best, I remember seeing it when I was younger & the ideas in that film haunted me for days afterward, & haunt me still. I thought 'Paris, Texas' was trash, but there you go.
Until the end of the world director's cut is a good way to spend an afternoon. "1999 was the year the Indian nuclear satellite went out of control." I mean what a set-up! Classic.
If I went into that closet, among the first films I would grab would be "WINGS OF DESIRE"... (and one or two Charlie Chaplin films, a Fritz Lang film, a Cuaron film... a Frankenheimer film... a Kurosawa film... and... )
wow! that's so interesting! basicaslly, his best films (Paris,Texas and Wings of Desire) were co-made with Claire Denis, who became a really awesome director afterwards and kind took over Wim Wenders, who's films began to lose touch.... Interesting.
"Down by Law" is wonderful and should be seen. Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni were hilarious. I had the pleasure of meeting Waits before he was famous, and before I knew who he was, at a small bar venue in a California town decades ago. Notice that half of the movies he mentions are French. There are many Wenders films I have seen and two of my favorites are early ones: "The American Friend" and "The Goalkeepers Fear of the Penalty Kick". I wonder if Wenders has seen "The Human Condition" by Masaki Kobayashi. It is a trilogy totaling 9 hours. Surely the best long film made. He must have.
I totally agree with you Wim: Until the End of the World is my favourite film. Not the best film I've ever seen (that's Tokyo Story) - but definitely my favourite. I'm astonished that I've not seen a single one of the other films you've picked out here. I will get to work on that...
Everybody I like, when they get into the closet, they pick some Ozu. I suppose I'm just too infected by the 21rst century, or too shallow and dumb, to get it. It's great to see Wenders in the closet. Hey Criterion... please add Gus Van Sant's "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989) to the collection. It is getting hard to get on disc at all, and it hasn't been given a proper Blu-ray edition for the U.S. I'd also love to see Robert Eggers' "The Witch" (2015), which is truly excellent on many levels, get the Criterion treatment! Lastly, and I know you won't be seeing this, and that you won't do what I ask even if you do see this, please give Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth" (2021) a Criterion physical release... as you did with the Velvet Underground doc... Apple produced both of them as "exclusive" and thus... no DVD, no Blu-ray. Also, like the Velvet's doc that you did give a physical release to, Coen's Macbeth was really good.
@@thecinematicmind would recommend only on the basis that people should check out what happen to the characters after Wings of Desire. Other than it is a good movie but not the greatest like Wings is.
This is probably my all time favorite video. It's such a pleasure watching beautiful people doing something they love. I so desperately want to meet this man. I have fallen in love with him with so little exposure.
If I was on said proverbial island with Mouchette and Au Hasard Balthaszar I’d really want Limité and Woman in the Dunes to go with them, not exactly sure why but the vibe would feel well rounded with those 4.
I enjoy these closet picks but I'm baffled by the fact that the participants wait to enter the closet to get the films they love. It's easy to purchase the Criterion disks online. Poor Wim has had to wait all this time to upgrade Down By Law to Blu Ray!
12 years my dude...he deserves another go round because despite having the worst audio on any closet ever he still made for the best asmr closet of all time
I absolutely LOVE his The Soul of a Man, a film that concentrates on Blind Willie Johnson, Skip James and JB Lenoir.. It took a German director to make such an outstanding film on three of America's greatest country blues singers. (Although some might say Johnson was a religious singer)
I like most everything he made, but Lisbon Story, Buena Vista Social Club and Paris, Texas are my favorites. I know, the music must have something to do with it.
Wim is not documented as the first returning visitor to The Closet (we've seen pictures of John Waters, and The Safdies with Ari Aster) but he's correct in that he's the first to get a 2nd VIDEO. But who am I to nitpick?
0:42 A Story of Floating Weeds (Ozu, 1934)
1:00 Down By Law (Jarmusch, 1986)
1:30 The Cameraman (Buster Keaton, 1928)
1:40 Jacques Tati collection
2:10 Kagemusha (Kurosawa, 1980)
2:41 Wanda (Barbra Loden, 1970)
3:00 Beau Travail (Claire Denis, 1999)
3:29 Until the End of the World (Wenders, 1991)
3:47 Au Hasard Balthazar (Bresson, 1966)
4:02 Mouchette (Bresson, 1967)
Possibly the funniest first 4 seconds of a Criterion closet video. Wim looked high as hell. What he says about the Down by Law poster is so true, I literally have it hung up in my room to lift my spirits. Perfect Days is the most Jarmusch movie he's ever made, one of the most humbling films of Wim's catalog.
1:26 The 400 Blows / Les Quatre Cents Coups (Truffaut 1959)
Until the End of the World has an incredible soundtrack as well.
Thanks for This!
Keaton, Ozu, Kurosawa, Tati, Bresson in one vid, awesome
not all heros wear capes
I knew a girl in London who worked in a studio space where someone else sharing the space had a job on a Wim film, and at some point Wim was there for a week supervising the guy's work. She had no idea who he was, but for the entire time he was there she addressed him as Tim. Just wanted to share.
tim tenders lmao
And he was too much of a gentleman to correct her 😂
🤣
@@anyonewantsarefund2660 The Tendieman
and i really think we never forget this story, even if she or he would
The man who directed Perfect Days is here. I really love that film. And the music is pure and nostalgic.
Please Criterion, I hope we have Perfect Days into the Collection soon.
Well Neon does have a deal with Criterion so keep your hopes up
I don't think there's another Region A blu ray announced so I hope it's because of Criterion
Perfect Days is honestly a perfect Criterion Collection-type movie
i NEED a Perfect Days Criterion because it was my #1 movie of 2023 by a long shot
I'll buy Perfect Days on Criterion Collection Blu Ray Day Freaking 1 if they ever announce it.
Paris, Texas is one of the most perfect films ever made. So much humanity, emotion, humour, heartbreak all carried out through masterful cinematogrphy, and subtle but powerful performances. Wim Wenders is one of the most insightful directors when it comes to the human condition. It's no wonder he shows so much joy and appreciation to the masters of filmmaking of the last 100 years when picking out his blu-rays! I could listen to him chat about films for hours. Thank you Criterion for setting this up and releasing Until the End of the World in 4K!
Wings Of Desire is also brilliant.
Amazing to hear Claire Denis assisted! I tend to like her movies more than Wenders', though that's zero criticism of Wenders.
It's pretty lame
They didn’t release it in 4k though. Just bluray.
Paris Texas is my favorite ending to a movie ever. Sad/Happy equally.
His enthusiasm and giddiness is infectious! What a treat!
It is a delight watching this master filmmaker select films with such joyous abandon and humor!
I watched Paris, Texas for the first time a few weeks ago. It absolutely changed my life. Thank you, sir.
Wim with that smooth and relaxing ASMR-like voice. Please be there for a 'Perfect Days' Criterion.
The American Friend is such a banger of a neo-noir. Robby Müller’s cinematography is off the charts.
🎯💯
Fun that he mentions weather and Kurosawa. They talked with the set producer of the seven samurais. He said for the scenes with the rains they could never satisfy Kurosawa. It had to be heavier more downpour. And it paid of you can tell through the scenes how the actors were struggling with the rain and its intensity.
quote from google: "In Rashomon, he dyed the rain water black with calligraphy ink in order to achieve the effect of heavy rain, and ended up using up the entire local water supply of the location area in creating the rainstorm."
I love him. “Wings of Desire” will forever be my favorite film.
It's truly one of the greatest movies of all time.
@@MothGirl007Totally agree with you.
The cinematography is exquisite
Totally agreed!!
Late to this appreciation circle but this will always be my favourite film. You all rock.
Wim's voice is so soothing to listen to
The man gets so much joy from films it is palpable. He's a legend and he's still such a huge fan of other filmmakers.
Ozu, of course. He loves his films. We all do.
Paris, Texas.. one of the very best films ever! RIP Harry Dean Stanton
Wim's film Alice in the cities is an underrared masterpiece!
the shot with the kid pedaling the bicycle alongside the car gets me choked up every time.
Alice in the Cities is a great little movie, but reel it in. It's not even Wender's best. If anything, charming as it is, Alice was just a warm-up for things to come (he would handle this sort of material better in Kings of the Road and Paris, Texas).
Wim Wenders is an international treasure. I had the privilege of seeing him in person at the IFC center last year, when he spoke after a screening of "Anselm". He held the audience in the palm of his hand with his wit, grace, humility, and storytelling. At the end of an incredible Q&A, he justly received a thunderous ovation that left him visibly moved. A true gem of an artist. Counting down the days to purchase "Anselm" and "Perfect Days" from Criterion.
"Should I get a film on Blu-ray that I already have?" - Wenders shares the eternal dilemma of all film collectors. Love this video!
"...just don't do it without consulting Kurosawa." Amazing.
Wings of Desire and RIP Bruno Ganz
Wim Wenders. Such a graceful and wonderful human being. You can see the passion in his eyes and his tone of voice. Truly wonderful.
That Tati set is pure joy and happiness. Great picks overall.
Love it when you can feel the true excitement of these industry changing giants. Even if i do not like all his movies, what a lovely humble being at the top of its tiers
incredible picks. love how he seems to get emotional every time he picks one off the shelf!
Greatest line in movie history:
"It's a sad and beautiful world." -- Down by Law
Heh, Zack improvising a little song off that line is golden
I've always said that nobody has ever shot the elements better than Kurosawa. And the only time I recall seeing rain on screen as impactful as in something like RASHAMON was in Sam Mendes's ROAD TO PERDITION.
I'm surprised I've never gotten around to seeing any Wim Wenders's movies, for whatever reason they fell off my radar but I'm going to make it a point to watch a few this month!
'of course, ozu' - that’s what wenders is all about)
REMEMBER MY WORDS: When the time comes and Criterion releases a bluray/dvd/video cassette/whatever... with the "Closet Picks" and all the extras, like uncut versions, interviews and whatever else... THIS WILL BE A BEST SELLER and cherished and loved by many cinephiles around the world. THANK YOU CRITERION!
What a lovely closet visit to drop today, thank you. Sure wish Criterion would release Wenders’ film, A Trick of Light.
I just watched "Wanda" on the Criterion Channel. Powerful performance by Barbara Loden.
Until the End of the world is so magnificent in all its chaotic messiness. It vaccilates wildly from sublime to just interesting and back over and over. I love it.
ha.. it felt like he was going to say “…Ive been here in the closet 11years now, it seems.”. 🤣🤣
Wim Wenders. So easy to love. Each film magnificent. His voice the most velvety. Enjoyed watching.
Perfect Days borders perfection. his perspective has matured gracefully
I'm such a fan of Wim Wenders' film 'Wrong Move.' A road movie about a young man who goes on an existential journey, and meets an assortment of colourful characters along the way. I've always been a sucker for films that bring strangers together, for whatever reason, just tagging along for the journey. Maybe it's the quaint nature of it, I don't know, to throw caution to the wind like that, seeing as how it could hardly happen in the real world, given how dangerous and unpredictable human beings can be. It's very slow and talky. If you enjoy that type of cinema, then give it a try. Certainly not for all tastes, but it definitely worked for me.
so freakin' awesome to hear Wenders thinks Until the End of the World is his best work, I always enjoyed it so much, not that many people have seen it
Oh I love his movies so much. Wings of Desire and Paris, Texas are two favourites.
Until the End of The World is perhaps one of the most beautiful and prescient films I've ever seen. I've said it repeatedly, and stand by it. It's an absolute experience and moving. I would love to ask questions about William Hurt if I could, but alas ...
Wings of Desire is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.
So charming and erudite. Thanks so much for your second visit Mr. Wenders.
Wings of Desire (with the beautiful poem When a child a child was...).
One of my personal favorites.
Paris Texas with a hauntingly beautiful soundtrack by Ry Cooder.
Yes!! I love Wim Wenders films! I will be finishing Until the End of the World tonight and I’m really sad for all the people who will miss it due to its length. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Down By Law!!!! awesome pick
I love this man. What a filmmaker and an absolute gent.
I got Until The End of the World for Christmas on a Criterion bluray. I hadn't seen it, but it was top of my list because I love Wim. I loved it. Looking forward to Perfect Days!
I'm thrilled & surprised to hear Wim Wenders thinks 'Until The End of The World' is his best film. It really is his best, I remember seeing it when I was younger & the ideas in that film haunted me for days afterward, & haunt me still.
I thought 'Paris, Texas' was trash, but there you go.
You gotta love this guy !!
Until the end of the world director's cut is a good way to spend an afternoon. "1999 was the year the Indian nuclear satellite went out of control." I mean what a set-up! Classic.
If I went into that closet, among the first films I would grab would be "WINGS OF DESIRE"... (and one or two Charlie Chaplin films, a Fritz Lang film, a Cuaron film... a Frankenheimer film... a Kurosawa film... and... )
He perfectly described Bresson`s movies:" Holly teritory of the film making"
wow! that's so interesting! basicaslly, his best films (Paris,Texas and Wings of Desire) were co-made with Claire Denis, who became a really awesome director afterwards and kind took over Wim Wenders, who's films began to lose touch.... Interesting.
"Down by Law" is wonderful and should be seen. Tom Waits, John Lurie, and Roberto Benigni were hilarious. I had the pleasure of meeting Waits before he was famous, and before I knew who he was, at a small bar venue in a California town decades ago.
Notice that half of the movies he mentions are French. There are many Wenders films I have seen and two of my favorites are early ones: "The American Friend" and "The Goalkeepers Fear of the Penalty Kick". I wonder if Wenders has seen "The Human Condition" by Masaki Kobayashi. It is a trilogy totaling 9 hours. Surely the best long film made. He must have.
This guy knows how to Pick Movies!
He sure does. Ha, love that your pic (and name) is Inherent Vice.
@@nl3064 Thanks...its safe to say I have a bit of a Thomas Pynchon obsession.
@DocSportello1970 - I.V. was the first Pynchon novel I read (after seeing the movie few times). My favorites are Inherent Vice and Bleeding Edge.
We're talking about an iconic world director here.
@@nl3064 You might wanna grab Vineland....rumors are running rampant that PT Anderson is adapting it to Film as I type.
Shout out for Wender's 'Alice in the Cities'!
I recently re-watched Paris Texas and Wings of Desire - masterpieces!
My favourite director! Welcome back to the closet, Wim.
I watched Mouchette (1967) last year!
From the description - "The legendary auteur returns to the closet..."
Legendary: an overused word, but not the wrong one.
Didn’t know he was such a charming fellow.
This is a spectacular list. I’m in awe. I’m fortunate to have seen a few of these films.
I totally agree with you Wim: Until the End of the World is my favourite film. Not the best film I've ever seen (that's Tokyo Story) - but definitely my favourite. I'm astonished that I've not seen a single one of the other films you've picked out here. I will get to work on that...
Down by Law is the only one I have not seen- beautiful picks.
I always did expect Wim Wenders to be 'in the closet' 😏
Perfect Days coming soon!
CLAIRE DENIS! BRESSON! I have to scream to the heavens, because the heavens are stubbornly silent. Ok, I am feeling better now. Thank you.
This might be my favorite closet video. Utterly hilarious
I had no idea Claire Denis worked on PARIS, TEXAS or WINGS OF DESIRE, VERY NICE. And BALTHAZAR ftw 💯
This gave me such a giddy good feeling.
Everybody I like, when they get into the closet, they pick some Ozu. I suppose I'm just too infected by the 21rst century, or too shallow and dumb, to get it. It's great to see Wenders in the closet.
Hey Criterion... please add Gus Van Sant's "Drugstore Cowboy" (1989) to the collection. It is getting hard to get on disc at all, and it hasn't been given a proper Blu-ray edition for the U.S. I'd also love to see Robert Eggers' "The Witch" (2015), which is truly excellent on many levels, get the Criterion treatment! Lastly, and I know you won't be seeing this, and that you won't do what I ask even if you do see this, please give Joel Coen's "The Tragedy of Macbeth" (2021) a Criterion physical release... as you did with the Velvet Underground doc... Apple produced both of them as "exclusive" and thus... no DVD, no Blu-ray. Also, like the Velvet's doc that you did give a physical release to, Coen's Macbeth was really good.
I'm not into Ozu either. Watched "Make way for tomorrow" yesterday & liked it much more than Ozu's Soft-Remake "Tokyo Story"
Wings of Desire is a great movie!
How’s the sequel?
@@thecinematicmind would recommend only on the basis that people should check out what happen to the characters after Wings of Desire. Other than it is a good movie but not the greatest like Wings is.
John Lurie is in Down by Law & Paris Texas. Very underrated actor
I would sell my soul just to take a picture with this man and talk to him about movies!!
BLURAY format was launched 17 years ago.
He was referring to the fact that Criterion wasn’t producing Blu-rays at the time, so there were none when he was last in the closet.
This is probably my all time favorite video. It's such a pleasure watching beautiful people doing something they love. I so desperately want to meet this man. I have fallen in love with him with so little exposure.
Hes so cool, i hope to have his attitude when i get older
Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire are the best films you ever made (two of the greatest ever made by anyone on earth). Thank you Claire!
If I was on said proverbial island with Mouchette and Au Hasard Balthaszar I’d really want Limité and Woman in the Dunes to go with them, not exactly sure why but the vibe would feel well rounded with those 4.
When the video starts and he turns around is meme material
Go away
@@curiositytax9360 🤓
Master of cinema! Wings Of Desire and Paris, Texas are all time favorites and Perfect Days was literally so perfect it was my favorite movie of 2023.
Paris, Texas is THE only perfect film. A film I carry with me every day.
Perfect days was so good. I hope to watch texas, paris and wings of desire one day
“claire, happy christmas, i love you”
imagine being invited TWICE to the criterion closet 😭life goals
I enjoy these closet picks but I'm baffled by the fact that the participants wait to enter the closet to get the films they love. It's easy to purchase the Criterion disks online. Poor Wim has had to wait all this time to upgrade Down By Law to Blu Ray!
He robbed that closet :) I love it!
"Yes, greed is striking again". :D Mr. Wenders is wonderful, and funny. J'adore.
he's back! with better audio this time lol
12 years my dude...he deserves another go round because despite having the worst audio on any closet ever he still made for the best asmr closet of all time
this actually made me cry I don't know why but I cried....Anyone else cry?? Im so confused as to why him picking flims out made me cry?
I absolutely LOVE his The Soul of a Man, a film that concentrates on Blind Willie Johnson, Skip James and JB Lenoir.. It took a German director to make such an outstanding film on three of America's greatest country blues singers. (Although some might say Johnson was a religious singer)
He gets so happy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
wait til he discovers this new format called 4k, he's going to go crazy
That's what I was thinking! Lol
Great video bro. Great director, great mind.
I love that Wim loves Down By Law. Such a great film!
I like most everything he made, but Lisbon Story, Buena Vista Social Club and Paris, Texas are my favorites. I know, the music must have something to do with it.
what a charmer
Yes, "Au Hasard Balthazar" de Robert Bresson !....and for me "Paris Texas" to say Merci, Monsieur Wim Wenders !
Love you Wim Wenders, thank you for your films.
Wim is not documented as the first returning visitor to The Closet (we've seen pictures of John Waters, and The Safdies with Ari Aster) but he's correct in that he's the first to get a 2nd VIDEO.
But who am I to nitpick?
Thank goodness we cleared that up
him picking out kagemusha is my same reaction its just so god damn cool