Alice in the Cities
1974 · 110 min
Directed by Wim Wenders. Written by Veith von Fürstenberg, Wim Wenders. Starring Rüdiger Vogler, Yella Rottländer, Lisa Kreuzer, Edda Köchl.
German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.
Critics 100% · audiences 91% · streaming on Criterion Channel