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Until the end of the world was filmed between April 1990 and early 1991.

Its relatively small film crew traveled across four continents and nine countries,

pausing at each location to obtain a large number of local technicians.

The film's theatrical release in the fall of 1991 ran for less than three hours, which,

according to wim wenders, reduced the project's epic dimension to a reader's digest summary.

That is why in 1994 he edited the director's cut presented here, a "road movie" par excellence lasting nearly five hours.

At well over $20 million, the production's budget was uncommon for

an auteur film, and the largest with which wenders had ever worked.

While the film's soundtrack enjoyed considerable success, its box office performance fell short of expectations.

The project was shot on super 35mm eastman color film. In 2014 the original negative was scanned at 4k resolution and restored.

Over time the negative had suffered a slight shrinkage and had defective

splices, dust, and slight scratches on both the support side and emulsion.

All work was performed at arri film & t services Berlin, with the generous support of the cnc.

Until the end of the world

Pietro, what now? You should be in bed.

I don't sleep anymore, doctor. Sleeping is out.

Venice

Shit!

She didn't see us, Raymond.

I'm sorry, we were not introduced.

Claire tourneur.

I'm Raymond, he's chico.

Chico, you could apologize to madame tourneur.

Are you all right?

No! I'm not.

I'm sorry, I've been an idiot.

Sorry-

does your car still work?

People love giving labels. You say: "Rock 'n' roll,"

they ask: "What kind?"

But I just play rock 'n' roll. I'm a drummer.

Have you heard him play?

For 15 years he's been driving me crazy.

It's the same for Raymond. When he says he's Buddhist, people go crazy.

They can't stand him!

It's not the same.

There's nothing wrong with being Buddhist.

In his job, yes.

Why, what's his job?

- I could use a beer. - What a change!

We can stop there.

Leave it there!

Don't touch it!

Who's there?

It's me.

I've got to talk to you.

Your bag's heavy-

Guess I'm rich.

You can afford a coffee in Rome.

Do you see that? It's 50,000!

What did I say? It's the price of a cappuccino.

But with this one you could buy half a cow in Ethiopia.

- Been there? - Yes.

Where else have you been?

More or less everywhere.

I've never been anywhere. I don't care.

Well actually, I've been to America.

So, how much do you have there?

Count it. I'll leave it here. Sleep on it.

Perfect!

I don't trust people who do things for free.

- And you're a Buddhist? - A realist!

So?

I agree for 30%.

We counted the money. We can find you.

Calm down, Raymond.

If you want to change your mind... Do what you want.

If the address is not real, we know where to find you.

It's not worth trying to fool us.

We don't know who will collect the money.

If it's not me and, if you want to contact me,

have a drink, listen to some music...

Yes, you never know.

This is my music.

It's just a demo.

Thanks, chico.

- Don't waste time. - Don't worry.

Here's the signal!

Where is she now?

She should be between St. etienne...

- And Lyon. - Still a long way to go.

So 15 more minutes?

At least. It still has to dry.

- You were lucky you had good tires. - Hurry up.

This is Eugene.

But I'm not here...

Me neither.

Wait, I have to remove the extra foam.

- Will it hold till Paris? - Sure, no problem.

But you're going to draw people's attention with that foam.

You saved my life.

Oh, it's you, Claire!

So you smoke now?

What did I say?

Thank you this call lasted 00:00:25

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Who is she? What is she doing here?

On the contrary.

Shit.

Are you escaping from the police?

We got married in his country.

Where is he from?

He is Australian.

Australian?

And you're on your...

How is Raymond?

Excuse me.

Foreigner called Mr. McPhee or Mr. farber...

Mr. farber?

Yes, Mr. farber is in number 7151.

Miss, it's for men! Miss!

That way.

Thank you!

- Miss! Wait! - A foreigner?

There is a foreign woman! A foreign woman!

Miss, are you sure you haven't made a mistake? This place is for men only!

- This is not a place for women! - Only for men! It's forbidden to women.

I need help.

Will you take their bags?

Enjoy your stay.

They look tired.

They must have traveled far.

Yes.

Herbs.

Put them on his eyes as a compress.

Thank you very much.

Claire! Unbelievable, it was in the cards.

Where are you calling from? San Francisco?

How do you know that?

A fortune teller told me everything this morning.

Then you also know that you're going to lend me some money.

She told me things that are even more unbelievable.

Chico, I'm flat broke. I'm in deep shit.

You don't want my body, you just want my loot!

Does it says "sponsor" here?

Go ahead, give me your address.

My life began in the cotton. I was born in the cotton field.

Without having been in a cotton field.

I'm waiting for my work to pay off.

Like a lucky break.

My life is so good.

So that's why I sing the blues so bad.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

I am always a lucky gambler.

I am the best at poker and every other game.

I just never lose.

But that's why I sing the blues so bad.

Oh, no, no, no, no...

This is really unbelievable.

Two days ago I was bored to death in Marseille,

and now we're going to Australia!

- Ah, chico. - Ah, Raymond. Hello!

- Hello! And? - I'm happy to see you!

So? Tell me.

I'm on a Korean ship traveling from San Francisco to Sydney.

You couldn't have done something easier?

- It's a long trip, a bit boring. - Well then, what do you do?

I play cards with the crew.

- And? Did you win? - They're really good, I don't always win.

- That's coming out of your share! - No problem.

- No problem? I'm in the hospital! - Oh, Raymond.

Why did you call me? What did you want to tell me?

If it's to tell me bullshit, I'm hanging up!

I have a small car and it has a small engine.

Yes, you know, it's called a solex.

It doesn't drive fast.

But at the same time, it makes you feel safe.

Hey, we are so crazy. We are so crazy.

We are so crazy. We are so crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy, crazy.

Hey, we are so crazy. We are so crazy...

Good question.

Where is the camera?

It's there, in the bag, right in front of you.

Chico, I don't know what I'd do without you, you know!

You're a strange guardian angel. When I first saw you I thought:

What an asshole! First he causes an accident then he takes a piss!

- Unbearable! - That serum must be strong.

- I can't stop talking. - If there's more, can I have some?

It's hellish.

She'll be ok. She just took some sleeping pills.

No. No I can't.

Sorry, chico, I can't.

Can you help me?

Sure, I'm a mechanic.

Oh, good.

See you!

My mother... Edith mbtjana.

I'm so happy to meet you.

Terrible things have happened.

But sometimes the best things happen at the worst moments.

The return of the writer!

Brilliant!

I'm thinking about Raymond.

He'll get angry when he finds out about the money.

Didn't you save some for him?

No. But I will give some back, you know me.

And Sam lost his child.

Yes.

Your grandchild...

- Did he say that it's our fault? - No, absolutely not.

He does think that it's our fault,

but he will never be aggressive with me, only with Henry.

That's how it always is...

"For that reason he refused to give back the 'noa noa' manuscript,"

"written by Gauguin during his stay in Tahiti,"

"so it will remain in France."

“It will be donated to the museum of modern art."

Oh, yes.

"It's a curious adventure..."

I am so happy as a child. And then I fall.

Why do I always fall?

Don't leave me alone!

Why do you leave her so alone?

Falling...

Time...

Loneliness...

Fear...

To the memory of my father and my brother, for my mother, Barbara, hella and Michael.

Special thanks to nhk and Sony, without the support of which we could not have realized the high definition video image

And dentsu who believed in this film.