Paris, Texas

Drama | English| 147 minutes

Info

Travis Henderson, a strange, lost soul, is wandering the West Texas desert going nowhere. He stumbles into a bar and faints. While examining Travis, the doctor finds a paper with a phone number in Travis’ pocket and calls it. The person answering the call is Walt Henderson, Travis’ brother now living in Los Angeles, who Travis has not seen for four years. Walt flies to Texas and brings Travis back home with him. Walt and his wife Anne try to communicate with Travis but it’s obvious Travis is disturbed. Complicating the situation, Walt and Anne raised Travis’ son, seven-year-old Hunter, when Travis’ wife Jane suffered postpartum depression shortly after giving birth. Slowly, Travis begins to connect with Hunter. Travis is now determined to take Hunter and search for Jane. Anne is furious: The arrival of Travis, his desire to take Hunter, may well fracture her marriage.

Cast

Harry Dean Stanton (Travis Henderson) / Dean Stockwell (Walt Henderson) / Aurore Clément (Anne Henderson) / Hunter Carson (Hunter Henderson)

Why Stream This Film?

Many of the attendees at the Cannes Film Festival were not happy with Paris,Texas winning the Palme d’Or, preferring a “family” film. But film critic Guy Lodge retorted that “This is one year Cannes got it right. It’s the crowning achievement of Wenders’ speckled, frequently brilliant career.” Yes, it is!

Rotten Tomatoes Score (Critics Consensus): 97%
Metacritic Score: 78