The State of Things
dir. Wim Wenders · 1982
The struggle to create meaning in life often leads to a confrontation with uncertainty and the absence of control.
A film crew in Portugal grapples with the sudden absence of their producer while struggling to complete their project, a remake of a Roger Corman film. As director Friedrich Munro wanders through the landscape, the film unfolds like a meditation on the nature of creativity, the absurdities of the filmmaking process, and the isolation that can accompany artistic ambition.
On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's Day the World Ended (1955). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Friedrich Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.
