"Schneide endlich diese verdammten zwei Minuten raus aus deinem Film!"
Wim Wenders is temporarily withdrawing his 1975 film "Falsche Bewegung" ("Wrong Move") from all current distribution formats following a dispute over a nude scene featuring actress Nastassja Kinski, who was 13 at the time of filming. The decision was announced by the Wim Wenders Foundation after critic Daniel Kothenschulte proposed the solution in Monopol and feminist activist Alice Schwarzer publicly urged Wenders to cut the scene. Separately, JR's "Caverne du Pont-Neuf" installation in Paris was partially damaged by wind and rain just before its planned June 6 opening, and artist Robert Wyland has filed a $25 million lawsuit against FIFA for painting over his whale mural in Dallas during World Cup 2026 preparations.
These stories matter because they highlight ongoing tensions in the art and film worlds around historical ethics, consent, and the treatment of young performers, as well as the vulnerability of public art to both natural forces and institutional decisions. Wenders' case raises fundamental questions about whether and how to edit film heritage when it causes pain to participants, while JR's damaged installation and Wyland's lawsuit underscore the precariousness of temporary and permanent public artworks in the face of weather and large-scale events like the World Cup.