Alice in the Cities
1974 · Movie · 110 min · ★ 7.7 · 89% critics
A blocked writer and journalist decides to leave the United States and head back to Europe, but an unexpected encounter at the airport leaves him responsible for a young child. With little information and no clear plan, the two travel from place to place, forming a tentative bond while trying to find her family and a way home.
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Details
- Original title
- Alice in den Städten
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-05-17
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (342 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, reflective road movie about connection and drifting, with a melancholic, low-key feel; Not for you if you need fast pacing, high tension, or big drama like Wings of Desire.
Pros: gentle, heartfelt road journey; strong lead chemistry; memorable black-and-white mood | Cons: very slow pacing; thin on plot; premise feels unlikely
Themes
- new york city
- airplane
- airport
- amsterdam, netherlands
- man woman relationship
- man
- black and white
- polaroid camera
- road movie
- empire state building
Cast & crew
Rüdiger Vogler
as Philip Winter
Yella Rottländer
as Alice van Damm
Lisa Kreuzer
as Lisa van Damm
Edda Köchl
as Angela
- EB
Ernest Boehm
as Publisher
- SP
Sam Presti
as Car Dealer
Lois Moran
as Airport Hostess
- DP
Didi Petrikat
as Woman at Swimming Park
Hans Hirschmüller
as Police Officer
- SB
Sibylle Baier
as Woman on Ferry
Directed by Wim Wenders