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'''''Paris, Texas''''' is a 1984 [[Contemporary Western|neo-Western]] [[Road movie|road]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama]] [[Road movie|road]] film directed by [[Wim Wenders]], co-written by [[Sam Shepard]] and [[L. M. Kit Carson]], and produced by [[Don Guest]]. It stars [[Harry Dean Stanton]], [[Nastassja Kinski]], [[Dean Stockwell]], [[Aurore Clément]], and [[Hunter Carson]]. In the film, disheveled recluse Travis Henderson (Stanton) reunites with his brother Walt (Stockwell) and son Hunter (Carson). Travis and Hunter embark on a trip through the [[American Southwest]] to track down Travis's missing wife, Jane (Kinski).
 
The film is a [[Co-production (media)|co-production]] between companies in France and West Germany, but it is English-spoken and was filmed primarily in West Texas, which also serves as its major setting. Cinematography was handled by [[Robby Müller]], while the musical score was composed by [[Ry Cooder]].
 
At the [[1984 Cannes Film Festival]], it won the ''[[Palme d'Or]]'' from the official jury, as well as the [[FIPRESCI Prize]] and the [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]]. It went on to other honors and widespread critical acclaim praising mainly direction, acting, cinematography, emotional resonance and musical score.
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