Principal cast
Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Hunter Carson and Aurore Clément
Film 256 of 307 on the Screen Path
Paris, Texas
A place for dreams. A place for heartbreak. A place to pick up the pieces.
About the film
Paris, Texas at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1984 film at stop 256 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.
Key craft credits
Robby Müller (director of photography), Peter Przygodda (editor), Ry Cooder (original music composer) and Kate Altman (art direction)
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Release
- 1984-07-16
- Runtime
- 145 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Germany
- Quiz
- 20 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
Spoiler-free02
After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
Contains spoilers03
Quiz yourself
Answer 20 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
20 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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