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The State of Things

Der Stand der Dinge

1982

Stranded on the Portuguese coast when their film runs out of stock and the money dries up, a movie crew waits in limbo while the frustrated director sets off to hunt down his missing producer. Wim Wenders's meta-cinematic drama about filmmaking.

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A German production reflecting on filmmaking and transience on Portugal's coast.

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