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Paris, Texas (1984)
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Something like a perfect artistic union is achieved in the major components of Paris, Texas: the twang of Ry Cooder's guitar, the lonely light of Robbie Muller's camera, the craggy landscape of Harry Dean Stanton's face. In his greatest role, longtime character actor Stanton plays a man brought back to his old life after wandering in the desert (or somewhere) for four years. He has a 7-year-old son to get to know, and his wife has gone missing. The material is much in the wanderlust spirit of director Wim Wenders, working from a script by Sam Shepard and L.M. Kit Carson. If the long climactic conversation between Stanton and...
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It just doesn't get much better that the combination of Wim Wenders, Ry Cooder, and Robby Müller. One provides the direction that makes this film a wonderful experience. The other provides the perfect music to set the mood. The last provides a film that is just a joy to watch, from the craggy desert to the craggy face of...
(complete Paris, Texas review by The Movie Addict)
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(6/20/2007)