Out of nowhere, a gaunt man in a dark suit and a red baseball cap appears in the burning heat of the desert between the US and Mexico. His name is Travis, and he drinks the last sip from his water bottle, then he moves on, doggedly, into the inhospitable area that the locals call “The Devil’s Playground”. Travis might seem to be mute and amnesiac, but he’s driven by the desire to reconnect with his family.

Winner of the Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival in 1984.

“Paris, Texas” was digitally restored from the original 35mm negative scanned in 4K at L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, with financial support from the CNC. Restoration and color correction were carried out at Basis Berlin Postproduktion, with support from Chanel and the German Film Heritage Funding Program (FFE). The restoration was supervised by Wim Wenders himself.