Kings of the Road (1976)

Itinerant projection-equipment repairman Bruno Winter and depressed hitchhiker Robert Lander - a doctor who has just been through a break-up with his wife and a half-hearted suicide attempt - travel along the Western side of the East-German border in a repair truck, visiting worn-out movie theaters, learning to communicate across their differences.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Kings of the Road

• Wings of Desire (1987) — Same feel: reflective, philosophical
• The American Friend (1977) — Same subject: male friendship
• Lisbon Story (1994) — Wim Wenders directed both
• The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
• Europa (1991)
• King of Kings (1961)