The most expensive independent author of all time is a science fiction era 4:47

When directors’ visions are opposed to studios and distributors, it gives it: films that could succeed but who were overwhelmed by others or sometimes completely reconsidered their value. And even if the famous “director’s reduction” is not always better than the versions transmitted to the theaters, they have at least the author’s desired vision, which can be evaluated for what they really are.

In 1991 it was what happened with the science fiction film at the end of the world.

In an interview with Vulture in 2015, German director Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Buena Vista Social Club) returned to him (very long) a film that, despite the fact that the epic did not speak much about it.

At the dawn of the 21st century, and the Earth is threatened with atomic satellite without control, it was presented by the Claire Tournament (Solveig Dommartin, who was a filmmaker’s companion, traveling the world Trevor McPhee (William Hit). With whom he is in love.

A different vision

The film, whose intrigue also included a strange device that could record visual experience and visualize dreams, was all bold: from its significant budget to its duration, including the vision of its director who did not learn as he wanted – at least from the beginning.

“” “This film is probably the most ambitious that I’ve ever made and probably the most expensive independent author of all time at the time. It was a story of epic adventures and we took over a yearExplained Wim wenders Which was referred to as a film that lasted five hours before the stroke of distributors.

Indeed, for his speech in the United States theaters, To the end of the world It should be reduced within 158 minutes (2:38), 179 minutes in Europe (2H59).

“” “The ideal film, what I wanted to do, reached a length of 5 hours. I have tried to make sure my co-producers and my distributors have agreed to the two sections. All of them insisted on their contracts.»

Reduced version To the end of the world Then the dining room was not well received as critical and commercial failure – although the beautiful soundtrack emphasizes artists such as U2, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Depeche Mode and Nick Cave. In the United States, the film only started at 4, with a total of $ 830,000 in its American cash register, about $ 22 million.

But Wim wenders He did not say his last word: The filmmaker really formed his desired version for 287 minutes on his side and published his film during special events.

A few years later, this feature in 4K is restored by its long version, which is now essentially physical support.