Lightning Over Water

The more that I watch of the 1970s New German Cinema (Das Neue Kino) the more manifest it becomes that, despite the usual namedropping of Wim Wenders, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Werner Herzog as a trio, it truly was only a... Full review

In 1977,Nicholas Ray was part of the cast of "der Amerikanische Freund" as Derwatt,a painter who made forgeries .In this movie,Ray tells the story of a painter who steals the masterpieces in the museums and replace them with forgeries.I have... Full review

You should have an interest in Nicholas Ray going into this; the film opens with a long set-up of hacking, hollering, and other general old man noises, and eventually we get treated to images of Ray in his daily, cancer-ridden... Full review

Two video versions of this film exist, both roughly the same length. The first was released by Pacific Video on VHS in 1987, the second just this month (1/03) by Anchor Bay on DVD. According to Kathe Geist's book "The... Full review

Wenders gives the viewer the impression that this is a simple movie, but it is not. Fans of Wenders will recognize director Nicholas Ray's apartment as a location for the film, American Friend. But not only is Ray simply dying,... Full review

This is not a movie for Wenders fans as much as it is for Nick Ray fans. In fact, I wouldn't recommend it unless you felt connected to the director. And I don't mean that you've happened to rent Johnny... Full review

this is a film i forced myself to watch in order to complete a speech in german about wim wender's amerkiabild. it is all about the death of a cancer ridden man. that is about all of the plot i... Full review

Wim Wenders pays homage to Nicholas Ray, one of his filmmaking idols, in LIGHTNING OVER WATER, a poignant and often painful film in which Wenders and the terminally ill Ray attempt to make a film together in the last days... ... Full Article