Portrait: Werner Herzog

1986
6.7| 0h28m| en
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An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. Notable is footage of a conversation between Herzog and his mentor Lotte Eisner, a photographer. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.

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Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

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SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped
Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Seraherrera The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity
Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.