Im Lauf der Zeit (1976)

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writer:

Wim Wenders (writer)

Release Date:

January 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A traveling projection-equipment mechanic travels in Western Germany along the East-German border, visiting worn-out film-theatres. meets up with a depressed young man whose marriage has just broken up, and the two decide to travel together. |

Plot Keywords:

Travel | Border | Film Projector | Projectionist | Road

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Rüdiger Vogler	...	Bruno Winter
Hanns Zischler	...	Robert Lander
Lisa Kreuzer	...	Pauline, cashier
Rudolf Schündler	...	Robert's Father
Marquard Bohm	...	Man Who Lost His Wife
Hans Dieter Trayer	...	Paul, garage owner (as Dieter Traier)
Franziska Stömmer	...	Cinema owner
Patric Kreuzer	...	Little boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wim Wenders	...	Spectator at Pauline's Theater

Also Known As:

Kings of the Road (USA)
Ao Correr do Tempo (Portugal) [pt]
Au fil du temps (France) [fr]
En el curso del tiempo (Spain) [es]
Kings of the Road (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]
Med tidens gång (Sweden) [sv]
Nel corso del tempo (Italy) [it]
No Decurso do Tempo (Brazil) [pt]
Sto perasma tou hronou (Greece) [el]
V behu casu (Czechoslovakia) [cs]
Z biegiem czasu (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

175 min

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German | English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-11 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:R(A) | Sweden:7 | UK:18 | West Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Bavaria, Germany

Company:

Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Movie Connections:

Featured in Wanderlust (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Bike City

1:666; everything must change

A German road movie...if you can call it that, since it plays on a high artistic and intellectual level. Very natural and humane, and above all, beautiful. It's a reflection of life, with substance, a good script and a great sense humor. It might primary be a story about friendship and lost childhood, but it's also about time. Everything must change, nothing can be as it is forever.

The cinematographer and/or camera man have obviously done a more or less perfect work with every scene in the film. Every frame is built on the golden section. I loved it. The black and white photo are also astonishing beautiful in some scenes.

An enjoyable trip through Germany, delightful for the mind as well as for the eyes. Not for the mainstream movie-goer though.

4/5