Synopsis
"The wide-open spaces of the American West turn into “a place for demons, a place for heartbreak,” in Wenders’s magisterial deconstruction of multiple myths: family, masculinity, and even America itself. Written by
Sam Shepard, the film follows a
Bukowski-like drifter (
Harry Dean Stanton) as he staggers under a bright, uncaring Western sky, seemingly looking for another drink, but actually seeking his long-lost young son. Finally reunited, they search for Mom (
Nastassja Kinski), and find her in a peep show. A slice of Americana as authentic as any
John Ford film,
Paris, Texas finds its darkness not in the terrain, but the heart." –
Jason Sanders
