Paris, Texas 40th Anniversary 4K Restoration
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.
Wim Wenders
New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard. Paris, Texas follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape all its own) as he tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). From this simple setup, Wenders and Shepard produce a powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon.
On Thursdays before 5 p.m., everyone gets Sidewalk Membership pricing with $8 matinee tickets, free coffee, and 10% off concessions. The film will have on-screen captions when made available by the distributor.