Paris, Texas

1984 | 2h 25min | 8.1

Some men disappear long before they ever leave.

Paris, Texas
8.1

Overview

Travis Henderson emerges from the Mojave like a ghost with no past and no words, a man so thoroughly erased by himself that even his own name sounds foreign. His brother picks up the pieces, slowly coaxing back the story of a marriage that burned down and a son left behind. Wim Wenders turns the American Southwest into a canvas for grief, silence, and the peculiar courage it takes to face the people you abandoned.

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  • Director Wim Wenders
  • Year1984
  • Runtime2h 25min
  • StatusReleased
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VIBE PROFILE

Paris, Texas

1984 | 2h 25min
Drama
★ 8.1
MOVIEVIA.COM
PACING
1.4
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
9.0
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
3.0
Light Dark
VISUALS
5.2
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
AMNESIA • DESERT • FAMILY

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