Anselm
Wim Wenders turns Anselm Kiefer’s life, landscapes, and monumental artworks into an immersive meditation on memory, history, and artistic creation.
Overview
A journey through the life and work of a visionary artist, blending film and painting into a unique experience.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- poetic
- contemplative
- intimate
- museum day
- quiet afternoon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a visually thrilling, unconventional, and mesmerizing tribute to Anselm Kiefer’s life and artistic legacy.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Wim Wenders uses three-dimensional installations, studios, landscapes, and camera movement to make Anselm Kiefer’s art feel spatially and cinematically alive.
Anselm Kiefer appears alongside portrayals of his boyhood and youth, creating a dialogue between present-day creation and the stages of his life path.
The film situates Kiefer’s artistic development within his German upbringing and the philosophical and historical influences that shaped his work.
Critical descriptions emphasize the film’s unconventional, mesmerizing, and poetic examination of Kiefer’s life, beliefs, and artistic world.
Films like Anselm, and why
Pina
visually inventive artist portrait with an intimate, contemplative approach to creative process and legacy
The Salt of the Earth
poetic documentary filmmaking that transforms an artist’s work into immersive cinema
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present
biographical art documentary centered on artistic vision, identity, and visual experimentation
Movie Details
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Release Date
- 2023-10-12
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (51)
Cast
- Anselm Kiefer
- Anton Wenders
- Daniel Kiefer
- Ingeborg Bachmann
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Anselm about?
- Wim Wenders turns Anselm Kiefer’s life, landscapes, and monumental artworks into an immersive meditation on memory, history, and artistic creation.
- What is Anselm like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Anselm as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Anselm violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Anselm.
- What did critics think of Anselm?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a visually thrilling, unconventional, and mesmerizing tribute to Anselm Kiefer’s life and artistic legacy.
- Which films are like Anselm?
- Films with a similar feel include Pina, The Salt of the Earth, and Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present.
- How long is Anselm?
- Anselm runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Anselm?
- In United States, Anselm is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
