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Sun Jan-03-10 11:03 PM
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I'm probably the only Werner Herzog fan at DU. I'm gonna cry. Tell me it's not true. |
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My first taste was "Burden of Dreams".
Then I absolutely had to buy "Fitzcarraldo".
And rent "Little Dieter Needs to Fly".
And buy my own copy of "Grizzly Man".
So many great films, great lines in them, Werner is a film maker in a category all his own.
Any other fans out there?
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Sun Jan-03-10 11:08 PM
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1. Major fan of "Aguirre, The Wrath Of God." |
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Tell you what isn't true? Did he die? What? :shrug:
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Sun Jan-03-10 11:21 PM
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2. Probably his most commercially successful film, maybe even made money. |
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I love that he doesn't seem to care about profit.
He's about telling stories of madness and obsession, often of real people.
"Aguirre, The Wrath Of God" inspired, at least a little, Coppola in his execution of Apocalypse Now, he said.
Thanks for checking in!
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Sun Jan-03-10 11:24 PM
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3. Absolutely! He's fascinating as a director and as a person. |
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To be sure, I can't quite figure him out--showman, obsessive, brilliant director, with a serious attraction for other men who are similar. If you haven't seen it, rent Incident at Loch Ness, a "documentary" about a crew making a documentary about Herzog making a documentary about the Loch Ness Monster. It gets funnier and funnier and more and more absurd until...okay, no spoilers. But it broke me up.
I also haven't seen (but it's on Youtube so I will when I get a chance) God's Angry Man, a very early Herzog documentary about Dr. Gene Scott, another fascinating obsessive man.
Now aren't you glad you asked?
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Sun Jan-03-10 11:27 PM
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4. I AM glad I asked! And I did see that weird, really weird, Loch Ness thing. |
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I still really don't understand that one, I'll have to get it again.
I'll look for God's Angry Man, too. I know of Dr. Gene Scott, know an older woman who used to watch him all the time.
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:38 AM
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17. I loved Incident at Loch Ness, because you could tell Herzog was having |
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so much fun at his own expense. :hi:
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Sun Jan-03-10 11:36 PM
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5. "Rescue Dawn" is the Dieter Dengler story. |
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Herzog dramatized that amazing story with Christian Bale as Dieter Dengler. It is fabulous. Bale fits as well with Herzog as Klaus Kinski did. A great choice in casting.
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Sun Jan-03-10 11:48 PM
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7. I haven't seen that, I've only seen the documentary with Deiter as himself. |
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So the dramatization must be terrific.
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Sun Jan-03-10 11:36 PM
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6. I think Werner Herzog's best work |
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is with that lunatic Klaus Kinski. Werner and Klaus had a love/hate relationship that made magic on the screen.
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:37 AM
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16. Absolutely. Both are lunatics of the best variety, and they have chemistry. nt |
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Mon Jan-04-10 12:12 AM
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8. I am a huge fan of Herzog. |
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Loved "Fitzcarraldo" and his other work with Kinski, whom I also love. I really enjoyed his remake of "Nosferatu".
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Mon Jan-04-10 12:21 AM
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9. I enjoyed 'Grizzly Man', but probably in a sick twisted way... |
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found myself rooting for the Grizzlies :evilgrin:
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:38 AM
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18. I've been watching "Grizzly Diaries" on Planet Green... |
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They use his footage and his written notes, read by a narrator.
It's just not the same, not as good, as Tim's own ranting.
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Mon Jan-04-10 12:23 AM
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I've seen a fair amount of his work -- three of the five Kinskis, most of the '70s works, and a few of his more recent films.
Have you read "Conquest of the Useless"? It's Herzog's journal on the making of Fitzcarraldo -- basically the literary version of Burden of Dreams. I definitely recommend it.
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Mon Jan-04-10 06:48 AM
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11. He first tried to make "Fitzcarraldo" with Jason Robards, Jr. |
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Extras on the DVD show a failed attempt by Herzog to make 'Fitzcarraldo' with Jason Robards,Jr. As good an actor as Robards was the scenes seem flat compared to what Klaus Kinski did with that role.
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:40 AM
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19. Mick Jagger was in there, too. Herzog was like the character, Fitzcarraldo, in his passion... |
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Burden of Dreams is a must see companion piece, it's the making of Fitzcarraldo.
If you haven't seen it, try to get it.
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Mon Jan-04-10 07:31 AM
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12. Don't cry. Another big fan here. |
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Loved his work ever since I saw "Jeder fur Sich und Gott Gegen Alle", still one of my favorite movies of all time.
Come to think of it, I don't even think I've seen a bad Herzog film, although there must be one out there.
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Mon Jan-04-10 08:32 AM
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13. Good selection available on Netflix Instant View |
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Stroszek and Aguirre were the ones that made me seek more of his work. http://instantwatcher.com/people/2338
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:16 AM
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14. I'm more of a Whitey Herzog fan... |
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Mon Jan-04-10 10:19 AM
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15. I joined Netflix just to see all his films |
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And they have a ton of his movies that I haven't seen yet. I rented "Incident at Loch Ness" not knowing it was a mocumentary. Man, was I even fooled!
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Mon Jan-04-10 02:52 PM
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20. If Werner told me that it was raining out, I would still check for myself |
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He is a wonderful fabulist and the greatest living filmmaker
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