Technical Specs

• BD-50 Blu-ray Disc

Video Resolution/Codec

• 1080p/AVC MPEG-4

Aspect Ratio(s)

• 1.66:1

Audio Formats

• English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround Sound

Subtitles/Captions

• TBA

Supplements

• Audio commentary featuring Wim Wenders
• Behind-the-scenes photos by Robin Holland
• Theatrical trailer
• A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Nick Roddick and interviews with Stanton, writer Sam Shepard, and actors Nastassja Kinski and Dean Stockwell
• Interview with Wenders by German journalist Roger Willemsen
• Excerpts from the 1990 film Motion and Emotion: The Road to “Paris, Texas”
• New interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Claire Denis
• Cinéma cinémas: “Wim Wenders Hollywood April '84”
• Deleted scenes and Super 8 home movies
• Gallery of Wenders's location-scouting photos, from his book Written in the West

Paris, Texas (Blu-ray)

Criterion / 1984 / 147 Minutes / Unrated
Street Date: January 26, 2010
List Price: $39.95 (Buy it at Amazon and save)

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Genres: Drama

Starring: Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Harry Dean Stanton
Director: Wim Wenders

Plot Synopsis: German New Wave pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) 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 efforts of the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape of its own) 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.