Premise
Claire’s search for Sam Farber takes her around the world. The technology he carries draws their journey toward an experiment involving sight, memory, and recorded dreams.
Our take
It is a strangely beautiful and boring movie.
It is perhaps one of the best movies to watch to put you to sleep, which is a compliment — Until the End of the World is a dreamy movie that transcends shackles and leaves you stupefied in banality and a weird dew of awesomeness.
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Cast & film details
Original title: Bis ans Ende der Welt
Screenplay: Wim Wenders and Peter Carey
Cinematography: Robby Müller
Score: Graeme Revell
Production countries: Germany, France, Australia
Languages listed by Criterion: English, French, German
The U.S. theatrical cut runs 158 minutes; the European theatrical cut runs 179 minutes.
The director’s cut at Criterion ↗
Collection artwork: Creepy Catalog
Film still: From Creepy Catalog’s original article