The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez (2016)
09 Nov 2016 ● French ● 1 hr 37 mins
On a beautiful summer day, a man and woman reflect on love, freedom and beauty.
Cast: Jens Harzer, Reda Kateb, Sophie Semin
Crew: Wim Wenders (Director), Benoît Debie (Director of Photography)
Genres: Drama
Release Dates: 09 Nov 2016 (France)
Did you know? The title was taken from the frequently quoted opening line of Friedrich Schiller's historical tragedy "Don Carlos" (1787). Read More
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as L'écrivain
as L'homme
as La femme
as Nick Cave
as Le jardinier
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
French
Spoken Languages:
English, German
Colour Info:
Color
Camera:
Red Epic Dragon
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Trivia:
Author Peter Handke visited the shoot only for one day. Director Wim Wenders took the opportunity to cast him as 'The Gardener', because it's a role close to him. Handke does all the gardening at his house near Paris himself.
Rehearsals with the actors took several weeks and were done at the actual filming location.
The filming location is an estate that once belonged to the famous French silent film star Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923). She lived there at the beginning of the 20th century. The garden was designed according to her ideas.
This is the first French language film Wim Wenders has directed. Peter Handke's original stage play was written in French, too.
Wim Wenders said that the jukebox and the songs have the function of a "Greek chorus" in his film. They are not part of Peter Handke's original stage play.
The title was taken from the frequently quoted opening line of Friedrich Schiller's historical tragedy "Don Carlos" (1787).
Shot in only 10 days on a low budget.
According to Wim Wenders this was the first 3D film Peter Handke ever saw and he was "irritated" by it. He prefers the 2D version.
Rehearsals with the actors took several weeks and were done at the actual filming location.
The filming location is an estate that once belonged to the famous French silent film star Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923). She lived there at the beginning of the 20th century. The garden was designed according to her ideas.
This is the first French language film Wim Wenders has directed. Peter Handke's original stage play was written in French, too.
Wim Wenders said that the jukebox and the songs have the function of a "Greek chorus" in his film. They are not part of Peter Handke's original stage play.
The title was taken from the frequently quoted opening line of Friedrich Schiller's historical tragedy "Don Carlos" (1787).
Shot in only 10 days on a low budget.
According to Wim Wenders this was the first 3D film Peter Handke ever saw and he was "irritated" by it. He prefers the 2D version.
