The crew is running out of money to finish their film.The crew is running out of money to finish their film.The crew is running out of money to finish their film.
Mark: You know, I take pictures, photographs, but I never really thought in black and white before I saw our rushes. Do you know what I mean? You can see the shape of things.
Joe: Life is in colour, but black and white is more realistic.
When the opening credits finally appear(about 10 minutes into the film),
they appear letter by letter as if typed by a typewriter. When the credits
completely fill the screen, the camera pans to the left, wiping the credits
off the screen.
The sci-fi introduction of the German edit is tainted in brown. This edit is also 12 seconds shorter. At 37'03", the Cornelita song has only one verse.
This film was shot by Wenders while he was waiting for Coppola to get the financing to complete Hammett and his frustrations with that experience are clearly expressed here. It is a very personal film and, as such, I think one of his best. The end sequence in LA is classic. Shot in beautiful black and white, this is really a must see for any fan of the 'art film' in general and of Wenders' work in particular.