Alice in the Cities (1974)
Directed by Wim Wenders
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Road Movie |
Release Date - May 17, 1974 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 110 min. |
Countries - Germany |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Alice in the Cities (Alice in den Städten) was the first of German director Wim Wenders' films to be lensed in part in the United States. Phillip (Rüdiger Vogler) is a roving German reporter who, after a chance encounter with an elusive American woman, reluctantly accepts temporary custody of little Alice (Yella Rottländer). Phillip takes Alice in hand on a trek across Germany to locate the girl's grandmother. The plot takes second place to Wenders' fascination with the contrast between the neon-and-billboard ambience of the U.S. and the rolling hills and industrial pockets of Deutschland. Alice in the Cities was the first of Wenders' "road trilogy"; the follow-ups were Wrong Move (1975) and Kings of the Road (1976), both also starring Rüdiger Vogler.
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American [nationality], daughter, friendship, German [nationality], on-the-road, search, abandonment, family-member, journalism