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German Cinema Legend Makes Comeback With Cannes’ Prestigious ‘Crap d’Or’ Trophy

7:45AM Defamer Hollywood | And here we thought Che had it rough with critics at Cannes. Enter Wim Wenders, the New German Cinema pioneer whose Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire were among the fest’s most beloved films of the ’80s, but yet who’s fallen on hard times of late with a string of dodgy bombs including Don’t Come Knocking and Land of Plenty. His return to the Croisette with Palermo Shooting, about a fashion photographer who comes face-to-face with death, isn’t likely to help matters much — particularly not with the Absolute Worst Review of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival now making the rounds. More »