Paris, Texas | Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry

Paris, Texas | Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry | ranks one of the greatest film ever

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Paris, Texas

	Paris, Texas Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry 20th Century Fox, 2004 average customer review:based on 82 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

pure heart, Texas style

Sam Shepard, the actor-writer, wrote this beautiful film; his friend Wim Wenders directed it. This is a cinematic emotional masterpiece with a core that points straight to the things we love and says, Are we in love with them as they are, or as we imagine them to be?

The title is a perfect representation of this point; it's the town where Travis, played by Harry Dean Stanton in probably his best role on screen, was conceived and where his father said his mother was from, without giving the name of the state, only the town. Paris--as in France--is the fantasy. Paris--as in Texas--is the reality. Did his father love his mother for what she was, a plain girl from Texas, or what he imagined her to be, a "fancy woman" from France?

Travis has the same problem; he's the real focus of the film and around him the Texas twilight casts long, sad shadows that glisten with hope, brilliant colors, and soon to be approaching night. In him's a heart that's torn between his love for what he knows and for what he wants to run away from, between his son, Hunter, his ex-wife Jane, and himself. The only one of these he knows is real is his son, who's the second core of the film. Hunter is the reality of his marriage to Jane, the one thing he knows is solid and true and right in front of him.

Nobody makes films like this anymore. This was done in 1984 and deservedly won a Palmes d'Or prize at the Cannes Film Festival, one of the top awards given to a film director.

Nobody makes films with this much heart anymore. Things have changed.

Things have changed.

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ranks one of the greatest film ever

I just want to be honest with what I've saw, the picture is excellent, the soundtrack is great, the slide guitar fits so well in every scene, the actors did a superb job and what else can I say, I haven't seen a movie yet this good and has an excellent cinematography. The long conversation between Travis(Stanton) and Jane(Kinski)is difinitely the best and very memorable that until now, no matter where I go it lingers on my mind just that scene alone, its very touching that Ive tried so hard not to cry, but tears just roll down, kinski's role here is short but it seems to me that her presence seems to be in the whole movie. Its difinitely the best road movie ever, that I was so surprise that it wasn't even nominated for an Oscar but thank God it won the grand prize in the Cannes Film Festival coz it deserves more than that.

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My Favorite Film....bar none!

I can't begin to express just how much this film touches my soul. I really feel as though I'm watching a sort of surreal home movie of my childhood. I can personaly relate to the 'Hunter' character, even as an adult.
The basic plot: Harry Dean Stanton's 'Travis' is a lost soul who slowly redeems himself of past mistakes throughout the story. Also stars Nastassja Kinski as his estranged wife and Dean Stockwell as his brother.
I had no idea Sam Shephard was even involved in this movie until I recently visited Wim Wenders' website and saw that he wrote it, what a great surprise to me, especially since Jessica Lange's my favorite actress...it seems very cosmic.
Every actor in 'Paris, Texas' is superb! The scenery is unbelievable and the commentary by Wim Wenders on the DVD extra's is wonderful. Included on the DVD are deleted scenes (watch with commentary ON); photo stills; and scenes from the Cannes Film Festival of 1984 when it premiered, which is a hoot to watch and the original trailer.
I believe this film will touch your soul as well!! It's just plain beautiful.

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Beautiful

this film is just great. i didnt believe everything, thats true, but is awesome anyway. watch it.

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