Product Details

• Actors: Patrick Bauchau, Samuel Fuller, Allen Garfield, Isabelle Weingarten, Rebecca Pauly
• Directors: Wim Wenders
• Producers: The State of Things ( Der Stand der Dinge ) ( O Estado das Coisas ), The State of Things, Der Stand der Dinge, O Estado das Coisas
• Format: Import, PAL, Widescreen
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Kinowelt
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001H4I5LO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #346,122 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Germany released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), German ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Biographies, Commentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Story about a film crew shooting a remake of 'The most dangerous man alive' in a partly devastated hotel in Portugal. They run out of money and await the return of the absent producer, whom one of them goes to Los Angeles to find. The producer thinks that someone wants to kill him. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Venice Film Festival, ...The State of Things ( Der Stand der Dinge ) ( O Estado das Coisas )

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Trippy, thoughtful movie, September 11, 2011

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Fred Nietzsche (San Francisco) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The State of Things (Der Stand der Dinge) [UK import, Region 2 PAL format] (DVD)

Wim Wenders isn't for everyone. If you want lots of action or a conventional plot don't bother. But if you like movies that make you think and that take their time and veer off in unexpected directions Wim is the man and this is one of his best IMO. I saw it decades ago but it made a big impression and I still remember it. Its about the making of a science fiction film and he goes back and forth between the film in the making and the actors and production staff making it. There are interesting issues involved in both and its cool the way the issues in the movie within a movie reflect the issues in the real world.

I would love to see this again but its really hard to find. Not on Netflix or iTunes and only available here on Region 2. Please Amazon get it for VOD or a region one DVD.