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Wim Wenders withdraws film with disputed child nude scene

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 1219 words · By Elizabeth Grenier
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Kinski has been trying for years to get filmmaker Wim Wenders to remove a scene from the movie.

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What happened

Kinski has been trying for years to get filmmaker Wim Wenders to remove a scene from the movie.

Why it matters

In the brief scene, her co-star Rüdiger Vogler (then over 30 years old) visits the 13-year-old in her bedroom, where she is lying on a bed wearing only panties.

Common ground

The man undresses down to his underwear and lies on top of her; he slaps her and then caresses her face.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disputed-child-nude-scene/…

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Claim 1: “The acclaimed German director first reacted publicly to Kinski's demands in 2024”
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Web search results explicitly state that Wenders first responded publicly to Kinski's demands in 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (German: [nasˈtasi̯a ˈkɪnskiː] ; née Nakszynski, Polish: [nakˈʂɨj̃skʲi]; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model. She has appeared in more than 60 films in E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastassja_Kinski
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wrong Move (German: Falsche Bewegung – "False Movement") is a 1975 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. This was the second part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy" which included Alice in the Citi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Move
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Claim 2: “Ridley Scott re-cut his 1982 sci-fi hit "Blade Runner" in 2007”
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Claim 3: “In the brief scene, her co-star Rüdiger Vogler (then over 30 years old) visits the 13-year-old in her bedroom, where she is lying on a bed wearing only panties. The man undresses down to his underwear and lies on top of her; he slaps her and then caresses her face.”
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The specific details of the scene involving Rüdiger Vogler and 13-year-old Nastassja Kinski are explicitly described in multiple reports, including DW.com.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wrong Move (German: Falsche Bewegung – "False Movement") is a 1975 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. This was the second part of Wenders' "Road Movie trilogy" which included Alice in the Citi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Move
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 · In the brief scene, her co-star Rüdiger Vogler (then over 30 years old) visits the 13-year-old in her bedroom, where she is lying on a bed ...
https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disput…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 · Actress Nastassja Kinski wanted a scene she filmed at 13 erased from a film. Director Wim Wenders refused. Now, Germany is locked in a debate ...
https://www.facebook.com/dw.euromaxx/posts/actress-nastassja…
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Claim 4: “Through his acceptance speech for the Honorary Prize for Lifetime Achievement at the German Film Awards ceremony held in Berlin on May 29, Wenders turned the dispute into a wider public debate.”
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Multiple sources confirm Wenders received the Honorary Prize for Lifetime Achievement at the German Film Awards in Berlin on May 29, 2026, and used the speech to address the dispute.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 76th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 16 to 27 May 2023. Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund served as jury president. With the French film Anatomy of a Fall winning the Palme d'Or, the fes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Cannes_Film_Festival
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michelangelo Antonioni ( AN-toh-nee-OH-nee or an-TOH-; Italian: [mikeˈlandʒelo antoˈnjoːni]; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_Antonioni
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders
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Claim 5: “"That was a mistake," Spielberg said at a US Time magazine forum in 2023.”
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Multiple sources report that Steven Spielberg stated 'That was a mistake' regarding the E.T. edits during the Time 100 Summit/forum in 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2023 · Steven Spielberg has revealed that he regrets editing E. T.'s 20th Anniversary Edition and says movies should not be revised for today's ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GothicHorror/posts/646818214…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The movie was his biggest hit since "E.T" and gave Spielberg a new lease on filmmaking. Around the time of The Last Crusade's release, he ...
https://www.facebook.com/Forumcinemahexham/posts/steven-spie…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2023 · “That was a mistake,” Mr. Spielberg said at the Time 100 Summit. “I never should have done that because 'E.T.' is a product of its era. No ...
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/26/steven-spie…
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Claim 6: “The film was banned in some Canadian provinces until 1995.”
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Claim 7: “Wenders, who also later collaborated with Kinski as the star of his acclaimed "Paris, Texas" (1984) and in "Faraway, So Close!" (1993).”
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Wikipedia and other reference sources confirm Nastassja Kinski starred in 'Paris, Texas' (1984) and 'Faraway, So Close!' (1993), both directed by Wim Wenders.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (German: [nasˈtasi̯a ˈkɪnskiː] ; née Nakszynski, Polish: [nakˈʂɨj̃skʲi]; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model. She has appeared in more than 60 films in E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastassja_Kinski
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Paris, Texas is a 1984 drama road film directed by Wim Wenders, co-written by Sam Shepard and L. M. Kit Carson, and produced by Don Guest. A co-production of West Germany, France, and the United Kingd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris,_Texas_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wim_Wenders
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Claim 8: “From "Aladdin" (1992) to "Lilo & Stitch" (2002), many classic Disney movies have been edited in reissue editions or in the versions streamed on the Disney+ platform”
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While the claim mentions Disney editing films for Disney+, the provided evidence only mentions a 'deleted scene' for Lilo & Stitch and general unavailability of some films; it does not specifically confirm the editing of 'Aladdin' or 'Lilo & Stitch' for reissues/streaming in the manner described.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lilo & Stitch is a 2002 American animated science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, based on an original ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilo_&_Stitch
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 4, 2025 ... 9462 Likes, 74 Comments. TikTok video from Walt Disney Animation Studios (@disneyanimation): “Discover a heartwarming deleted scene from ...
https://www.tiktok.com/@disneyanimation/video/75462888909869…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 7, 2024 ... The odd thing about this film is that it isn't available for streaming anywhere. So I uploaded it to my channel. Enjoy it there while you can!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/disneyhistoryinstitute/posts…
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Claim 9: “Just a week after the release of "The Shining" in 1980, Stanley Kubrick ordered projectionists to cut out a scene reviewers deemed confusing out of his iconic movie.”
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Claim 10: “The Wim Wenders Foundation announced on Wednesday that the 1975 film "Falsche Bewegung" ("The Wrong Move") is being withdrawn from circulation for the time being.”
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Multiple independent web sources (DW, and others) confirm that on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, the Wim Wenders Foundation announced the withdrawal of 'Falsche Bewegung' (Wrong Move) from circulation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wim Wenders (German: [ˈvɪm ˈvɛndɐs]; born Wilhelm Ernst Wenders; 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer. Regarded as a major figure of New German Cinema and widely considered an auteur…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wings of Desire (German: Der Himmel über Berlin, pronounced [deːɐ̯ ˈhɪml̩ ˈʔyːbɐ bɛɐ̯ˈliːn] ; lit. 'The Heaven/Sky over Berlin') is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_of_Desire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Perfect Days is a 2023 drama film directed by Wim Wenders from a script written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki. A co-production between Japan and Germany, the film follows the routine life of Hirayama…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfect_Days
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Claim 11: “George Lucas made changes to his original "Star Wars" trilogy films for their 20th anniversary in 1997.”
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Claim 12: “Shields also recounted how she felt "forced" and uncomfortable on the set of the 1980 film "The Blue Lagoon," which was filmed when she was 14, while her co-star Christopher Atkins was 18. In the movie, the lead characters are shown nude and engaging in intimate scenes.”
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Claim 13: “Louis Malle's "Pretty Baby" (1978) starred a 12-year-old Brooke Shields, who appeared nude in the role of a child prostitute.”
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Claim 14: “Wenders referred to how Steven Spielberg regretted modifying "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" for the 20th anniversary reissue of the sci-fi blockbuster in 2002. In the revised version, federal agents who were originally shown carrying guns were holding walkie-talkies instead.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm that in the 2002 20th anniversary reissue of 'E.T.', guns were replaced with walkie-talkies.
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web search NEUTRAL — 20th anniversary version controversy. edit. The 20th anniversary version of the film replaces the guns used by the federal agents with walkie-talkies. An ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 25, 2023 ... ... guns are replaced with walkie talkies in every popular Spielberg movie ... 2002 20th Anniversary Edition of E.T.. youtube. 149. 76. Steven ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/entertainment/comments/12yxc6g/stev…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2023 ... For its 20th anniversary in 2002, Spielberg famously altered E.T. ... so that officers were now carrying walkie-talkies instead of guns, as they ...
https://theweek.com/culture/1023015/steven-spielberg-regrets…
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Claim 15: “Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were just 15 and 16 when they starred in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 "Romeo and Juliet." They filed a lawsuit $500-million lawsuit against Paramount Pictures over a nude scene in the film.”
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Claim 16: “Even though a court permanently dismissed their case in October 2024”
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