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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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Topics 3

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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.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: 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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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Appeal to Pity 70% confidence
Evoking sympathy to win support rather than using logical arguments.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 16 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The film [Pretty Baby] was banned in some Canadian provinces until 1995.”
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Claim 2: “George Lucas made changes to his original "Star Wars" trilogy films for their 20th anniversary in 1997.”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that in 1997, George Lucas re-released the original Star Wars trilogy as 'Special Editions' with several modifications.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1997, Lucas re-released the original Star Wars trilogy as part of a Special Edition featuring several modifications; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lucas
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web search NEUTRAL — Teens experience the original Star Wars for the first time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ac8RNCYtCg
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web search NEUTRAL — To be fair to George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars and the writer-director of Phantom, which has its 20th anniversary on Sunday, nations have gone to war over less than taxation.
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/phantom-menace-wa…
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Claim 3: “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.”
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Claim 4: “Just a week after the release of "The Shining" in 1980, Stanley Kubrick ordered projectionists to cut out a scene reviewers deemed confusing”
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Claim 5: “Ridley Scott re-cut his 1982 sci-fi hit "Blade Runner" in 2007”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm that 'The Final Cut' version of Blade Runner was released in 2007.
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven versions of Ridley Scott's 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner have been shown, either to test audiences or theatrically. The best known versions ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Versions_of_Blade_Runner
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web search NEUTRAL — Ridley is a British police procedural drama created and written by Paul Matthew Thompson, a screenwriter on the police drama Vera, and Jonathan Fisher. The series is co-produced by Adrian Dunbar, who …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_(TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 2, 2023 ... The theatrical version of Blade Runner was released in 1982. The Final Cut version was released in 2007. The IMAX 2D Experience version was ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/bladerunner/comments/16xm4cz/incred…
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Claim 6: “They filed a lawsuit $500-million lawsuit against Paramount Pictures over a nude scene in the film. Even though a court permanently dismissed their case in October 2024”
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Claim 7: “"That was a mistake," Spielberg said at a US Time magazine forum in 2023.”
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The quote from Spielberg at a Time magazine forum in 2023 is only found in the Deutsche Welle cross-reference. Web search results for 'Steven' were irrelevant (Steven Universe).
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web search NEUTRAL — Believe in Steven! Steven Universe is a half-human, half-Gem hero who's learning to save the world with the magical powers that come from his bellybutton. Steven may not be as powerful as the ...
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5yaRAqKKYYApdr326HQnsg
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web search NEUTRAL — Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe (Zach Callison), who lives with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Universe
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web search NEUTRAL — Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around Steven Universe (voiced by Zach Callison), who protects his hometown …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Steven_Universe_episod…
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Claim 8: “The acclaimed German director first reacted publicly to Kinski's demands in 2024”
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The claim that Wenders first reacted publicly in 2024 is only found in the Deutsche Welle cross-references; Wikipedia entries for the individuals do not mention this specific timeline of reaction.
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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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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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Claim 9: “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 10: “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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The web search results confirm the existence of 'Aladdin' and 'Lilo & Stitch' on Disney+, but they do not provide evidence that these specific films were edited in reissue versions or for the platform.
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web search NEUTRAL — «Аладдин» (1992) — культовый анимационный мультфильм от студии Disney, который погружает зрителей в волшебный мир Аграбы.Название (Eng): Аладдин (Aladdin). Жанр: Приключения, Детский, Полнометражный, …
https://alladinu-lordfilm.ru/film/aladdin-1992/
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web search NEUTRAL — "Lilo & Stitch (2003)" is available on Disney+You are welcomed into the heartwarming tale of Stitch, a runaway genetic experiment who crash-lands on Earth fr...
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web search NEUTRAL — Short Films. Disney+ Originals. Filmmaking Process. Technology.In 1937, Walt Disney Animation Studios released its first fully animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, pioneering a new …
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Claim 11: “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 are reported by Deutsche Welle (cross-references), but no other independent news source or Wikipedia entry provides this specific descriptive detail of the scene's contents.
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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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cross reference SUPPORTS — 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…
https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disput…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 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…
https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disput…
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Claim 12: “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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The detail about Spielberg replacing guns with walkie-talkies in the 2002 reissue of E.T. is only provided in the Deutsche Welle cross-references.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 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 c…
https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disput…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — 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…
https://www.dw.com/en/wim-wenders-withdraws-film-with-disput…
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Claim 13: “Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting were just 15 and 16 when they starred in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 "Romeo and Juliet."”
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Claim 14: “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 explicitly confirms that Nastassja Kinski starred in 'Paris, Texas' (1984) and is associated with Wim Wenders' work.
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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 — 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 — 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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Claim 15: “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 search results confirm that the Wim Wenders Foundation announced the withdrawal of the 1975 film 'Falsche Bewegung' (The Wrong Move) from circulation due to a dispute involving Nastassja Kinski.
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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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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 16: “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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The provided web search results for this claim are irrelevant (discussing Wim Hof, Windows Imaging Format, and the Cannes Film Festival) and do not mention the German Film Awards speech on May 29.
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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 — Peter Handke (German: [ˈpeːtɐ ˈhantkə]; born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter. He was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Handke
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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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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.