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World Service,29 Apr 2006,49 mins

Wim Wenders And Sam Shepard

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Director Wim Wenders' film Paris Texas made him a household name. His latest movie, Don't Come Knocking, reunites him with playwright Sam Shepard and is about an ageing cowboy actor who goes home to his estranged mother. What was it like for Wim and Sam working together after more than 20 years? Also on the programme: Why the Persian poet Rumi is inspiring a new style of music. Plus, how musician Scott Walker still suffers from nerves.

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