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Once : Pictures and Stories by Wim Wenders; [translated from the German by Marion Kagerer] is a art available to read on EtoBox.

What is Once : Pictures and Stories about?

Wim Wenders ranks among the greatest artistic minds of contemporary over the past thirty years his films have displayed such wisdom, creativity, and sensitivity that they have transcended boundaries of language and nationality. Wenders brings to this collection of photographic essays the same literary and cinematic talents, the same command of the art of storytelling that we find in his films. In the tradition of Paris, Texas and Faraway, So Close , the texts and pictures in Once weave ambiguous and moving narratives in fits of rhythmic prose and inventive imagery. Prefaced by Wenders' poetic meditations on the metaphysics of photography and film, Once consists of short, autobiographical sketches relating Wenders' experiences-both meaningful and apparently trivial-on his trips across the world scouting locations for his films, as well as photographs taken during these excursions. The resulting book is at once travel diary, photo album, and a series of short films or short stories-revealing the views and sentiments of an auteur inspired by the poetry of the eye and the melody of speech. Fascinating and revelatory, Once gives us a unique look at the universe Wenders has created out o

Who reads Once : Pictures and Stories?

Author

Wim Wenders; [translated from the German by Marion Kagerer]

Publisher

D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers; in association with Schirmer/Mosel; D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, in association with Schirmer/Mosel

Published

2001

Language

EN

ISBN

9781891024252

Category

art

Subjects

Photography, Fiction, Poetry

Rating

4.45 / 5 (178 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14