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Omaha Steve

(110,235 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:24 PM Wednesday

Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski

Source: AP

By JAKE COYLE
Updated 12:12 PM CDT, June 3, 2026

German filmmaker Wim Wenders on Wednesday said he has pulled his 1975 movie “The Wrong Move” over a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski.

Kinski, now 65, has urged Wenders to reedit the film. Last month, she told the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung: “That was my first film, he was my first director and he didn’t protect me.”

Wenders, the acclaimed director behind “Paris, Texas” and “Wings of Desire,” issued a statement apologizing to Kinski.

“I recognize that Nastassja Kinski should have been better protected back then,” Wenders said. “For that, I apologize to you, Nastassja, unreservedly, no ifs and buts.”



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/wim-wenders-pulls-film-nastassja-kinski-e3e64ef13548d3735a312f97b936af98

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Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski (Original Post) Omaha Steve Wednesday OP
Wim Wenders is 65? OK so he was born in 1961, am I right? FakeNoose Wednesday #1
No, the actress is now 65 , the director's age isn't in the article questionseverything Wednesday #3
Movie, "The Wrong Move" icnorth Wednesday #7
He was born in 45 BaronChocula Wednesday #8
Thanks for this info, it fits what I do know about this director FakeNoose Wednesday #10
I wonder if Brooke Shields will ever get an apology UpInArms Wednesday #2
I believe Blue Lagoon used a body double for her part Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Wednesday #4
Yes, body doubles were used extensively. Dave Bowman Wednesday #6
First thing that crossed my mind when I saw the headline. It was weird even for the time. Dave Bowman Wednesday #5
Pretty Baby was "soft" pedophile porn Easterncedar Wednesday #9
All respect to Nastassja's mother for getting her away from her monster of a father, but... LudwigPastorius Wednesday #11
I'm sure a lot of money was involved Jose Garcia Wednesday #12
If you go to look up this movie at IMDb, its title is "Wrong Move", not "The Wrong Move". generalbetrayus Wednesday #13

FakeNoose

(42,664 posts)
1. Wim Wenders is 65? OK so he was born in 1961, am I right?
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:30 PM
Wednesday

So he made this movie "The Wrong Move" in 1975 ... and he was 14 years old? This doesn't sound right. If he really did direct a movie when he was 14, how could it be any good?

icnorth

(1,048 posts)
7. Movie, "The Wrong Move"
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:56 PM
Wednesday

Perhaps a wee bit of confusion with two "14's" in the mix. Wenders was 30, born 14 August 1945; actress Nastassja Kinski, age 14, born 24 January 1961 ~Wikipedia

BaronChocula

(4,845 posts)
8. He was born in 45
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:59 PM
Wednesday

Also went on to direct her in "Paris, Texas." But good for him for wanting to correct the past.
I think there were nude scenes in "Pretty Baby" with a very young Brooke Shields. But I guess it's too late for Louis Malle to correct that if he wanted to.

UpInArms

(55,503 posts)
2. I wonder if Brooke Shields will ever get an apology
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:33 PM
Wednesday

Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and current president of the Actors' Equity Association.[2] A child model starting at the age of 11 months,[3] Shields gained widespread notoriety for her leading role in Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby (1978), in which she appeared in nude scenes shot when she was 11 years old. She continued to model into her late teenage years and starred in several dramas in the 1980s, including The Blue Lagoon (1980), and Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love (1981).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooke_Shields

Dave Bowman

(7,536 posts)
5. First thing that crossed my mind when I saw the headline. It was weird even for the time.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 01:39 PM
Wednesday

Easterncedar

(6,546 posts)
9. Pretty Baby was "soft" pedophile porn
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 02:27 PM
Wednesday

Grotesque theme with a general release.

Stealing Beauty hit me the same way

LudwigPastorius

(15,118 posts)
11. All respect to Nastassja's mother for getting her away from her monster of a father, but...
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 03:13 PM
Wednesday

it seems like she could have done a better job of protecting her when she started acting in films.

This in no way absolves Wenders, Peter Sykes, or Polanski.

generalbetrayus

(2,016 posts)
13. If you go to look up this movie at IMDb, its title is "Wrong Move", not "The Wrong Move".
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 05:21 PM
Wednesday

I've been a huge Kinski fan for many decades but have never seen this movie. Just as well.

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