Room 666

"Is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?"

1985 0h 45m FR

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 62

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Synopsis

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During the 1982 Cannes Film Festival, Wim Wenders asked a number of global film directors to, one at a time, go into a hotel room, turn on the camera, and answer a simple question: "What is the future of cinema?"

“Is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?”

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Cast

Jean-Luc Godard
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Paul Morrissey
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Mike de Leon
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Monte Hellman
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Romain Goupil
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Susan Seidelman
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Noël Simsolo
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wim Wenders
Writers: Wim Wenders
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
Countries: Germany, France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Germany, France.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Wim Wenders, shot by Agnès Godard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chantal de Vismes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean-Luc Godard and Paul Morrissey and Mike de Leon carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wim Wenders directs. Agnès Godard behind the camera. Chantal de Vismes cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany, France. Dialogue in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish.
4International production across 2 countries: Germany, France.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Wim Wenders, shot by Agnès Godard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor Chantal de Vismes shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jean-Luc Godard and Paul Morrissey and Mike de Leon carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Is cinema a language about to get lost, an art about to die?".
10IMDB entry: tt0083727 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 62 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.