Paris, Texas (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)

German New Wave pioneer Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire) brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Sam Shepard. Paris, Texas follows the efforts of the mysterious, nearly mute drifter Travis (a magnificent Harry Dean Stanton, whose face is a landscape of it's own) to reconnect with his young son, living with his brother (Dean Stockwell) in Los Angeles, and his missing wife (Nastassja Kinski). from this simple setup, Wenders and Shepard produce a powerful statement on codes of masculinity and the myth of the American family, as well as an exquisite visual exploration of a vast, crumbling world of canyons and neon.

Starring: Aurore Cl ment, Aurore Clément, Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clement, Hunter Carson, Tom Farrell, Claresie Mobley, Jeni Vici, Justin Hogg, Sally Norvell, Sam Berry, Sharon Menzel, The Mydolls, Tommy Farrell, Viva Auder, Bernhard Wicki, Socorro Valdez, John Lurie, Viva

Director: Anatole Dauman, Chris Sievernich, Don Guest