Alice in the Cities

1h 50m · 1974 · Directed by Wim Wenders · 4.1 / 5 on Letterboxd

Alice in the Cities (1974) runs 1h 50m, directed by Wim Wenders. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Drama

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