Cinema an important weapon for a civilised future: German filmmaking icon Wim Wenders | Hollywood
New Delhi, At a time when governments everywhere are trying to reform history to further their agendas, cinema can be an important weapon for a civilised future, German auteur Wim Wenders said here on Friday in a masterclass where he spoke about his “troubled” next project, growing up in post-war Germany wanting to become a painter only to be seduced by moving images. Cinema an important weapon for a civilised future: German filmmaking icon Wim Wenders Known for movies such as “Wings of Desire”, “Alice in the Cities”, “Kings of the Road”, “Paris, Texas”, “Pina” and most recently “Perfect Days”, the filmmaker made a stop to the national capital as part of his ‘King of the Road – India Tour’. “We are now living in times where people, governments all over the world, are trying to rewrite and reform the history of their countries in order to fulfill their own agendas. They are doing it everywhere, in all parts of the world. Governments right now have a tendency to tell you their version of history …