Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (15)
Thomas Von Steinaecker, 2022 1h 30mCurrently not screening
Presented in association with Eastbourne Film Society. The screening on Saturday 8 June will be introduced by Mansel Stimpson, Chair of EFS.
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This riveting, all-encompassing portrait of Werner Herzog – the iconic, maverick director of films such as Aguirre, Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo and Grizzly Man, whose extraordinary adventures in filmmaking have seen him get a 320-ton steamboat hauled over a steep hill in Peru, climb into volcanoes, get shot at and eat his own shoe – is every bit as fascinating as you would hope.
A truth seeker, passionate storyteller and existential explorer, possessed of one of the most memorable voices in all of cinema, Herzog’s prolific, esoteric body of work celebrates people operating at the fringes of the civilised world. Herzog’s life, work and creative process are here brought into focus through clips from his films and insightful interviews with the man himself and celebrated friends and collaborators, including his wife Lena Herzog, Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman, Joshua Oppenheimer, Robert Pattinson, Patti Smith, Carl Weathers, Wim Wenders and Chloe Zhao, resulting in a compelling portrait of one of filmmaking’s most distinctive and original voices.