Alice in the Cities
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Germany
Director: Wim Wenders
Cast: Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, Lisa Kreuzer, Lois Moran, Hans Hirschmüller, Wim Wenders, Chuck Berry
Year: 1974
Synopsis
German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer's block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and after returning to Europe, the innocent friendship between Winter and Alice grows as they travel together through various European cities on a quest for Alice's grandmother.
Festival screening
Season: 2020
Section: Retrospective