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In this age of consumerism film criticism all over the world - in America first but also in Europe - has become something that caters for the movie industry instead of being a counterbalance.

Wim Wenders

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Wim Wenders
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Ernst Wilhelm Wenders
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