The State of Things
The State of Things

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- 69/100 based on 3,454 votes
  • Released: 1982
  • Runtime: 121 mins
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  • Studio: Road Movies
  • Genres: Drama

On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's Day the World Ended (1955). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Friedrich Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The State of Things:

Isabelle Weingarten
Rebecca Pauly
Jeffrey Kime
Geoffrey Carey
Camila Mora-Scheihing
Alexandra Auder

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On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's Day the World Ended (1955). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Friedrich Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.

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Spirituality and Practice - 6/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn engrossing examination of movie-making.
User Review - 10/10 by Brandon OSee all Wim Wender's films. He is amazing..my favorites, Alice in the Cities, American Friend, Kings of the Road aren't even included in this app....
User Review - 10/10 by Javier GProbably my preferred Wenders, and probably one of the best cinematographic overtures of all times.
User Review - 10/10 by Jeff JThis film has several brilliant soliloquies in it. Why aren't Wenders' early films available on dvd yet? They were initially available on vhs - as that is where I saw them in the 1980's. Alice in the Cities, Kings of the Road, and The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick are all missing from his oevre.
User Review - 10/10 by Reut Rnothing to say, i simply think this movie is very much amazing , and also "false/wrong move" by the same director - wim wenders, which i couldn't find here... is amazing
User Review - 10/10 by eu .Criminally under-rated masterpiece. Unique take on the business of film-making. Massively thought provoking whilst also being visually mesmerizing. Possibly his best work
User Review - 10/10 by Keith ?[center][size=3][color=DarkOrange]The [size=3]State of Things[/size][/color][/size] [size=3][color=DarkOrange]directed by Wim Wenders[/color][/size] [size=3][color=DarkOrange][size=3]1982[/size][/color][/size] [size=3][color=DarkOrange]Wim Wenders has made a career of not telling stories in a straight forward manner, Wenders loves to explore the emotions, not the psyche of his characters. The State of Things is slightly different, it doesn't explore a person, but a collective of people and the process of making a film. The film's utilization of the vast Portuguese beach and a decrepit old hotel create a community of people who are together yet completely apart. While the shooting of a remake of a Roger Corman film is delayed, the crew of the film exist away from each other while together. One scene that strongly backs the idea that the crew is together but apart is a scene in a bar where the camera pans across the bar, observing each person, each couple all drinking together but while one couple argues, another woman sings to herself, the man nest to her absorbed in his drink. This idea of alienation and separation in close quarter seems to be a recurring theme in the cinema of Wim Wenders.[/color][/size] [size=3][color=Black][size=2] [/size][/color][/size] [size=3][color=DarkOrange]Another important element of the film is the struggle of film making, the trouble of working with people to achieve singularity in the vision. When the film begins, we're taken on a kind of arthouse odyssey adaptation of Roger Corman, for around 20 minutes we observe the work of the film maker and his crew, then we're introduced to the crew. The intense disinterest on the set is apparent as two actresses go off the hotel's balcony to visit the sound man, how one of the actresses simply reads poetry given to her by the director instead of acting. We see the parts of the whole as the whole and then simply as parts. The strength of the film is keeping the viewer interested in what's happening in this lonely place while sitting and observing nothing important happen. The film's characters do see development, we meet the story writer who lies through his teeth, the actress who plays the violin every day, the two jaded little girls who constantly comment on others flaws.[/color][/size][size=3][color=DarkOrange] The film shifts into it's final half hour into LA, where Friedrich is trying to find Gordon, Wenders makes LA look like the loneliest city on earth as the audience and the character try to find one man in what is actually a city of millions. The film's conclusion is sudden, yet a perfect way to end a film about the frustrations and delays of making a film. The legendary Henri Alekan's cinematography paired with Wender's sublime direction makes the film a feast for the eyes, the images on screen are deeply sensual, filled with a natural looking beauty.[/color][/size] [/center] [size=3][color=Black][size=2] [/size][/color][/size]
User Review - 10/10 by Nikolas GThis 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).
User Review - 10/10 by Timo vIk was wat uitgekeken op Wim Wenders nadat ik The End of Violence had gezien, maar na dit meesterwerk leef ik weer volledig op. Na een bizar begin werd ik meegezogen in doodnormaal verhaal in de mooiste zwart-witsetting die ik sinds tijden heb gezien. De locaties in Portugal waren adembenemend, het lege zwembad dat met elke golf een slok zeewater binnenkrijgt en de betonnen setting die me deed denken aan bunkerarchitectuur maakten dit mogelijk. Later in L.A. is het minder, maar dat werd goedgemaakt door scherpe fotografische beelden. Het verhaal transformeert van een portrettenreeks naar een zoektocht. Uiteindelijk ontstaat er een hoofdpersoon en je begint de anderen te missen, maar je weet dat ze nog steeds in Portugal zijn. Je wil ook weten wat de uitkomst is van de zoektocht en daarom neem je het voor lief. Op een wat te lange praatscene na en het feit dat ik hem Duits-gesynchroniseerd heb gezien staat deze film schouder aan schouder met bijvoorbeeld Der Himmel Uber Berlin. Dit is een van de beste films van Wim Wenders.
User Review - 10/10 by gavin lWim Wender's despairing howl for the future of cinema.

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