Paris, Texas (1984)
Directed by Wim Wenders
A man who vanished four years earlier walks out of the West Texas desert, is driven to Los Angeles by his brother, and sets off with his young son to Houston to find the boy's mother.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Desert near Terlingua≈ 00:01:00Terlingua, TexasInferred
A silent, sunburnt man wanders the desert and collapses in a remote bar.
- 1Walt's house≈ 00:06:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaInferred
Walt gets a call that his long-lost brother has turned up in Texas.
- 2Clinic≈ 00:10:00Terlingua, TexasStated on screen
Walt arrives to collect Travis, who keeps walking off.
- 3Walt's house≈ 00:50:00Los Angeles, CaliforniaStated on screen
Travis slowly reconnects with his son, who has been raised by Walt and his wife.
- 4Drive-in bank and peep-show club≈ 01:45:00Houston, TexasStated on screen
- 5Hotel≈ 02:15:00Houston, TexasInferred
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 5,164 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 6
- Car: 3,685 km
- Plane: 1,479 km
- Not shown: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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