Wim Wenders’ sublime, Palme d’Or-winning road movie traverses the mythic landscapes of the American Southwest as Harry Dean Stanton’s amnesiac desert drifter searches for his estranged wife (Nastassja Kinski).
Upon his release from prison, a small-time crook happens upon a go-go dancer who bears an uncanny resemblance to his long-lost love who mysteriously vanished years before. Meanwhile, an unseen videographer bears witness to their romantic travails. Nodding to Alfred Hitchcock, Wong Kar-wai, and Hans Christian Anderson in equal measure, Lou’s gorgeous, noir-tinged drama possesses an arresting style all its own, capturing Shanghai’s grit and glamour on the cusp of Y2K with a distinctive POV.
UPCOMING Screenings
RUNNING TIME
83min
VENUE
FORMAT
DCP
LANGUAGE
In Mandarin with English subtitles
TICKET INFORMATION
General Admission: $16
Members: $8
Leadership support for
BAM Access Programs provided by
the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for
BAM Film provided by
the Ford Foundation and
The Thompson Family Foundation
