Palermo Shooting
| Palermo Shooting | |
|---|---|
 German DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Wim Wenders |
| Produced by |
Gian-Piero Ringel Wim Wenders |
| Written by |
Wim Wenders Norman Ohler Bernd Lange |
| Starring |
Campino Giovanna Mezzogiorno Dennis Hopper |
| Music by | Irmin Schmidt |
| Cinematography | Franz Lustig |
| Edited by |
Peter Przygodda Oli Weiss |
Production company |
Neue Road Movies |
| Distributed by | Senator Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country |
Germany France Italy |
| Language | German, English, Italian |
Palermo Shooting is a 2008 film written and directed by German director Wim Wenders, and starring Campino, Dennis Hopper, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Lou Reed as himself, and an uncredited Milla Jovovich, also playing herself.
Plot
The film follows a German photographer (played by Campino, singer of German punk band Die Toten Hosen) who comes to Palermo because he needs to make a clean break from his past. In the city, he meets a young woman (Mezzogiorno) and a completely different way of life.[1]
Production
The film is the first one directed by Wenders in his hometown, Düsseldorf.[2] Filming also took place in the nearby cities of Essen and Neuss as well as Palermo and other areas of Sicily.
Release
The film was released in Germany on 20 November 2008. The film had its U.S. premiere on 20 January 2009 at the Berlin and Beyond film festival at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco.
References
- ↑ The Palermo Shooting at Hollywood.com
- ↑ "Press release" (PDF). Cannes Festival. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
External links
- Palermo Shooting at the Internet Movie Database
- Review of film in Variety, by Todd McCarthy, 25 May 2008
- Video interview with Wim Wenders about Palermo Shooting (German), by GABA Media and Entertainment Co-Chair Pamela Lenz Sommer, 20 January 2009