Alice in the Cities
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77% Critic Match

Alice in the Cities

7.7 / 10 1974 1h 50mNR German
Drama

Storyline

German journalist Philip Winter has a case of writer’s block when trying to write an article about the United States. He decides to return to Germany, and while trying to book a flight, encounters a German woman and her nine year old daughter Alice doing the same. The three become friends (almost out of necessity) and while the mother asks Winter to mind Alice temporarily, it quickly becomes apparent that Alice will be his responsibility for longer than he expected.

Cast & Crew

Rüdiger Vogler

Rüdiger Vogler

Philip Winter

Lead
Yella Rottländer

Yella Rottländer

Alice van Damm

Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa Kreuzer

Lisa van Damm

Edda Köchl

Edda Köchl

Angela

EB

Ernest Boehm

Publisher

SP

Sam Presti

Car Dealer

Lois Moran

Lois Moran

Airport Hostess

DP

Didi Petrikat

Woman at Swimming Park

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wim Wenders's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Alice in the Cities is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker