Stand der Dinge, Der (1982)

Director:

Wim Wenders

Writers:

Robert Kramer (writer)
Josh Wallace (writer)
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Release Date:

18 February 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's _Day the World Ended...

Plot Keywords:

Film In Film | Film Making | Independent Film

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Isabelle Weingarten	...	Anna
Rebecca Pauly	...	Joan
Jeffrey Kime	...	Mark
Geoffrey Carey	...	Robert
Camila Mora-Scheihing	...	Julia (as Camila Mora)
Alexandra Auder	...	Jane
Patrick Bauchau	...	Friedrich Munro
Paul Getty Jr.	...	Dennis (as J. Paul Getty III)
Viva	...	Kate
Samuel Fuller	...	Joe
Artur Semedo	...	Production Manager
Francisco Baião	...	Soundman
Robert Kramer	...	Camera Operator
Allen Garfield	...	Gordon
Roger Corman	...	The Lawyer
Gisela Getty	...	Secretary (as Martina Getty)
Monty Bane	...	Herbert
Janet Rasak	...	Karen
Judy Mooradian	...	Waitress
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wim Wenders	...	Tram passenger (uncredited)

Directed by
Wim Wenders

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Kramer		writer
Josh Wallace		writer
Wim Wenders		writer

Produced by
Paulo Branco	....	associate producer
Pierre Cottrell	....	associate producer
Renée Gundelach	....	consulting producer: financing
Chris Sievernich	....	producer

Original Music by
Jim Jarmusch
Jürgen Knieper

Cinematography by
Henri Alekan
Fred Murphy
Martin Schäfer

Film Editing by
Jon Neuburger
Peter Przygodda
Barbara von Weitershausen

Costume Design by
Maria Gonzaga

Makeup Department
Maria Gonzaga	....	makeup artist: Portugal

Production Management
António Gonçalo	....	production manager: Portugal

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
João Canijo	....	trainee assistant director: Portugal
Carlos Santana	....	assistant director: Portugal

Art Department
Zé Branco	....	set designer: Portugal

Sound Department
Anna R. Delanzo	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
Jean-Paul Mugel	....	boom operator: Portugal
Neal Marshad	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Andrea D'Amico	....	optical effects: EFX Unlimited, New York

Camera and Electrical Department
Joaquín Amaral	....	key grip: Portugal
Manuel Carlos da Silva	....	gaffer: Portugal
Steve Dubin	....	assistant camera
Pedro Efe	....	grip: Portugal
Jack English	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Agnès Godard	....	assistant camera
Domingos Guicho	....	grip: Portugal
Gabriel Lopes	....	still photographer: Portugal
Carlos Mena	....	loader: Portugal
Francisco Silva	....	second assistant camera: Portugal
Raul Soares	....	grip: Portugal

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Irene Assis	....	seamstress: Portugal
Judy Shrewsbury	....	costume assistant: Portugal

Other crew
Jorge Alves	....	production assistant: Portugal
Maria Amaral	....	production secretary: Portugal
António Luís Campos	....	production assistant: Portugal (as Antonio Luis Campos)
Mário Castanheira	....	production assistant: Portugal
Pedro M. Ruivo	....	script: Portugal (as Pedro Ruivo)
José Maria Vaz da Silva	....	production assistant: Portugal
David DeCoteau	....	production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Gray City
• Pro-ject Filmproduktion
• Road Movies Filmproduktion
• V.O. Filmes
• Wim Wenders Productions
• Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

Distributors

• Gray City (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pacific Arts (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Artificial Eye (UK)
• Pari Films (1982) (France) (theatrical)
• Ripley's Home Video (2005) (Italy) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Estado das Coisas, O (Portugal)
The State of Things

Runtime:

Sweden:125 min | USA:121 min

Country:

West Germany | Portugal | USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | UK:AA

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Gray City

Trivia:

Samuel Fuller's character is a cameraman named Joe. Fuller named him in honor of his friend and longtime cinematographer, Joseph F. Biroc.

Quotes:

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.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)

Soundtrack:

Beyond and Back

One of my all time favorite

This is one movie I've enjoyed seeing over and over.It's one of my all time favorite. The story is pretty simple; A filmmaker runs out of money while shooting in Portugal. He goes looking for his producer in Los Angeles to find out what is going on. This one of the most beautifully shot movie in black and white I've seen and it helps to set the overall atmosphere of the film. The cast is great and the story flows right along. Apart from a few lenghty scenes (wich is why I gave it a 9), you won't be disappointed.If you're interested at all about movie making don't miss this one.