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Quick Info

Rating

7.7/10

Release1974

Runtime1h 50m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Filmverlag der Autoren

WDR

Wim Wenders Stiftung

Movie

Alice in the Cities

1974

1h 50m

7.7

Drama

Synopsis

German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.

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