The State of Things (1982)
Movie Info
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).
Cast
Patrick Bauchau
as Friedrich
as Friedrich
Isabelle Weingarten
as Anna
as Anna
Samuel Fuller
as Joe Cameraman
as Joe Cameraman
Viva
as Kate
as Kate
Jeffrey Kime
as Mark
as Mark
Roger Corman
as Lawyer
as Lawyer
Paul Getty III
as Dennis, Writer
as Dennis, Writer
Rebecca Pauly
as Joan
as Joan
Geoffrey Carey
as Robert
as Robert
Alexandra Auder
as Jane
as Jane
Francisco Baião
as Soundman
as Soundman
Monty Bane
as Herbert
as Herbert
Allen Garfield
as Gordon
as Gordon
Robert Kramer
as Camera operator
as Camera operator
Camilla More
as Julia
as Julia
Janet Rasak
as Karen
as Karen
Artur Semedo
as Production Manager
as Production Manager
Critic Reviews for The State of Things
All Critics (4) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (2)
An engrossing examination of movie-making.
August 19, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The State of Things
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 Springer
Super Reviewer
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