Wim Wenders | A Curzon Collection [Blu-ray]

I've seen about half of the dvds in this collection. So far, I'm very impressed. Wim Wenders is one of the most talented, sensitive directors in the world. The extras, including some experimental films he made in his early 20's, are very worthwhile and interesting. There are many interviews with him included in this set, which reveal him to be very intelligent and articulate. Any fan of German cinema should buy this set.

It is wonderful to have this compilation of 22 Blu-ray discs of almost all of Wim Wenders’ films. He has been one of my favorite filmmakers since I first saw his films some 35 years ago. I look forward to watching all of these films, but the presentation of this set is very disappointing. On the plus side, the box is quite compact. However, there is very little textual information, and there’s almost nothing about the individual films. There is a half page of text in a very tiny font — you will certainly need a magnifying glass — with some information about the films, but only the dates they were released and information about the restorations. Nothing about the actors, the crew, locations, nothing. This means that you will have to go to Wikipedia to find out anything other than the titles and dates of the films. For a set that is supposed to be a career retrospective, this is a very big disappointment.

The scans and presentations are excellent. However, the disc storage is not great as they are held in slots in the thick card pages and you need to pinch the edge between thumb and forefinger to extract. Additionally, I suspect some previously purchased individual discs will need to be retained as I am not sure that all of the extras are included. One noticeable omission is the 3D version of PINA as the new box only includes the 2D presentation.

Poorly glued together pages not properly attached which is disappointing as it comes at premium price