The State of Things

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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 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).

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Wim Wenders
Written By:

Wim Wenders, Robert Kramer
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1982 wide
Runtime:

124 minutes
Studio:

Pacific Arts

Cast

Patrick Bauchau
as Friedrich

Paul Getty Jr.

Isabelle Weingarten
as Anna

Samuel Fuller
as Joe Cameraman

Viva
as Kate

Jeffrey Kime
as Mark

Roger Corman
as Lawyer

Paul Getty III
as Dennis, Writer

Rebecca Pauly
as Joan

Geoffrey Carey
as Robert

Alexandra Auder
as Jane

Francisco Baião
as Soundman

Monty Bane
as Herbert

Allen Garfield
as Gordon

Robert Kramer
as Camera operator

Camilla More
as Julia

Janet Rasak
as Karen

Artur Semedo
as Production Manager

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Critic Reviews for The State of Things

All Critics (4)

An engrossing examination of movie-making.

Aug 19, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

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Audience Reviews for The State of Things

Sep 01, 2008

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,providing numerous cine-wonders and references to noir,experimental film and sci-fi (the primary sequence is an ideal homage to Wise).

Dimitris S Super Reviewer