Director:
Wim WendersGuión:
Wim WendersCámara:
Robby MüllerMúsica:
Jürgen KnieperReparto:
Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain, Nicholas Ray, Samuel Fuller, Jean Eustache, Lou Castel, Peter Lilienthal, Wim Wenders, Enzo Robutti (más)Sinopsis(1)
Jonathan Zimmermann, un fabricante de marcos para cuadros, padece una gravísima enfermedad. El marchante americano Tom Ripley lo sabe y pretende aprovecharse de ello. Ripley le presenta a un gangster que ofrecerá mucho dinero a Zimmermann a cambio de convertirlo en un asesino a sueldo. En un principio se niega pero, convencido de que su enfermedad es fatal y pensando en el futuro de su mujer y su hijo una vez él ya no esté, acabará aceptando el trato. (Musidora Films S.A)
(más)Reseñas (3)
This is a movie that, for me, is right on the line between being great and being just plain good. Wim Wenders has confident and good direction, but that doesn't change the fact that I was bored at times. However, fundamentally, I have no complaints about the acting. The actors succeed in building an atmosphere in harmony with the setting and the director's intentions.
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Un drama de suspense existencialista sobre la manipulación de un hombre en una situación difícil y la amistad extrañamente enredada de dos inadaptados. Quien espere un thriller primario se aburrirá, pero quien sabe qué esperar de Wim Wenders se deleitará con una historia melancólica, realzada por la hipnótica fotografía de Robby Müller y la distintiva partitura de Jürgen Knieper. El conjunto está subrayado por las fascinantes interpretaciones de los dos actores principales, Bruno Ganz y Dennis Hopper, cuyas escenas juntos se sienten completamente naturales y cuyos destinos te gustaría seguir por un tiempo más. Aplaudo a ambos caballeros.
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Wim Wenders is a serious intellectual, and some of his films are so slow and introspective that they are indigestible for the average viewer. The American Friend is a step into a territory where completely different creators operate, and his film could be described as a psychological thriller. Several scenes balance on the edge of the action genre, but Wenders is evidently interested in something else - the psychology of his characters, their relationships, and their motivations. It's not a perfect film, as the screenplay contains some improbable motives, and the deception in Paris is transparent. Wenders leaves a lot to his audience and doesn't reveal much about his characters, which is only to the benefit of the matter because the viewer's imagination can work at full speed, giving the film a mysterious dimension. Dennis Hopper plays one of his typical villains, but his character is far from one-dimensional and is among the most interesting characters he has created in his career. Overall impression: 80%.
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