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brenda
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Werner Herzog
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Sep 28 23:42 UTC 1994 |
I have seen several Werner Herzog movies, and they are all very
affecting. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find anyone else that's
even SEEN his movies, let alone could discuss them.
Any Herzog fans out there?
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remmers
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response 1 of 8:
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Sep 29 10:40 UTC 1994 |
Dunno that I could be called a fan; I've seen only one of his films,
I think, and that a long time ago. A film based on the Casper Hauser
legend; can't recall the title. "Aguirre: the Wrath of God" is
pretty well known, though I've never seen it.
What Herzog films do you especially recommend?
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jdg00
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Sep 30 18:06 UTC 1994 |
I've seen "Aguirre" -- once you get past the cuteness of conquistadors
speaking in German, it becomes a fairly good "Heart of Darkness" clone.
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brenda
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response 3 of 8:
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Oct 3 09:26 UTC 1994 |
I recommend Fitzcarraldo heartily! If the movie sparks your interest, there
is a pretty neat story behind the filming of the movie. I also watched one
called "where the green ants dream" that was good. that one was in english,
but with new zealand accents. All his movies have a common theme, but
they're not all the same.
WAtch a few, and let me know what you think!
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remmers
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response 4 of 8:
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Oct 3 10:08 UTC 1994 |
As Brenda reminded me in another item somewhere, the Kaspar Hauser film
was titled "Every Man for Himself and God Against All".
I think I've seen the documentary about "Fitzcarraldo". It's called
"Burden of Dreams". There were some extraordinary difficulties
encountered in filming "Fitzcarraldo", which was made on location
in the Amazon. It originally was to star Mick Jagger and Jason
Robards, and some scenes with them were actually filmed, but the
production delays caused them to drop out.
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morandir
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Oct 18 06:47 UTC 1994 |
I saw Herzog's "Stroszek" a few months ago. It was fantastic. It
starred the same actor--Bruno S.--that was in "Every Man For Himself
and God Against All," which I haven't seen. "Stroszek" is about a
group of Germans (an out-of-work man, a prostitute, and an elderly
man) who follow their dreams, get out of Germany, and come to
America. Well, they follow their dreams BY getting out of Germany
and coming to America--which turns out to be not the land of their
dreams. "Stroszek" is one of the most bitter commentaries on
America that I have ever seen. It's hard to believe that it was
made by an outsider.
Herzog appears in-person in a Wim Wenders documentary called "Tokyo-
Ga." At some point Wenders goes up to the top of a big observatory
and meets Herzog for an interview about filmmaking.
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katie
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Oct 18 16:10 UTC 1994 |
"Stroszek" was wonderful!! I thought my mom and I were the only people
on earth that had seen it!
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remmers
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Oct 18 17:26 UTC 1994 |
<remmers puts "Stroszek" on his list of things to see.>
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md
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Oct 18 17:48 UTC 1994 |
Coincidentally, the October 13 issue of The New England
Journal of Medicine has a review of Werner Herzog's 1975
movie, "Every Man for Himself and God against All," subtitled
"The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser."
Kaspar Hauser was "a foundling, physically and intellectually
stunted by abuse and neglect," who was abandoned in Nuremberg
in 1828. His story is told in full in _The Kaspar Hauser
Syndrome of "Psychosocial Dwarfism": Deficient Statural,
Intellectual, and Social Growth Induced by Child Abuse_, by
John Money (Prometheus Books, 1994), also reviewed in this
issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Finally, also reviewed is a NOVA documentary called "Secret
of the Wild Child," which, according to the reviewer, will be
broadcast on PBS on October 18 at 8 PM. It's the story of
"Genie," the girl who was discovered in at the age of 13 in
1970 after having been imprisoned by her parents in a 10'X14'
room from the age of 2. Sounds fascinating, but also
infuriating and tragic.
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