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HanWay Films
Directed by: Wim Wenders
Featuring: Harry Dean Stanton, Dean Stockwell, Nastassja Kinski, Hunter Carson, Aurore Clément, Bernhard Wicki, John Lurie
New German Cinema pioneer Wim Wenders brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard. Paris, Texas follows the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape all its own) as he tries to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). From this simple setup, Wenders and Shepard produce a powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
4K UHD
Blu-ray
Discs:
UHD-100 (1 Disc)
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
None (4K UHD)
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
1.78:1
Audio Options:
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Resolution:
2160p/24
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
HDR:
HDR10
Dolby Vision
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Documentary Excerpt, Television Program, Deleted Scenes, Home Movies, Gallery, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Audio commentary featuring Wim Wenders
- Video interview with Wim Wenders by German journalist Roger Willemsen
- Excerpts from a 1990 documentary on Wenders, featuring interviews with Wim Wenders, cinematographer Robby Müller, composer Ry Cooder, actors Harry Dean Stanton, Dennis Hopper, Peter Falk, and Hanns Zischler, novelist Patricia Highsmith, and director Samuel Fuller
- Interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Claire Denis
- "Wim Wenders Hollywood April ’84," a segment from the French television program Cinéma cinémas, showing Wim Wenders and Ry Cooder at work on the score
- Deleted scenes
- Super 8 home movies
- Gallery of Wenders’s location-scouting photos
- Behind-the-scenes photos by Robin Holland
- Trailer
- A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Nick Roddick, interviews with Harry Dean Stanton, writer Sam Shepard, and actors Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell, and excerpts from Wim Wenders’s book of photos Written in the West
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Restoration Information
Paris, Texas
Restoration by:
Wim Wenders Stiftung
Year: 2023
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Release Notes on Restoration
Paris, Texas is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.66:1 on the 4K Ultra HD disc and 1.78:1 on the Blu-ray. Supervised and approved by director Wim Wenders, the new 4K restoration presented on the 4K UHD disc was undertaken by the Wim Wenders Stiftung and created from the 35 mm original camera negative. The 5.1 surround soundtrack was carefully cleaned and remastered under the supervision of the director using the 35 mm original magnetic track.
The feature is presented in Dolby Vision HDR (high dynamic range) on the 4K UHD disc and high-definition SDR (standard dynamic range) on the Blu-ray. The 4K restoration was made possible with the support of Chanel and the German Film Heritage Funding Program (FFE).
The feature is presented in Dolby Vision HDR (high dynamic range) on the 4K UHD disc and high-definition SDR (standard dynamic range) on the Blu-ray. The 4K restoration was made possible with the support of Chanel and the German Film Heritage Funding Program (FFE).