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We continue down the Werner Herzog rabbit hole this week to watch Fitzcarraldo! A movie that was years in the making, this is one of those films where the story of the making of the movie is possibly more interesting than the film itself. Don’t let that statement fool you, though, the movie is a spectacular journey into the Amazon jungle and one man’s madness. Or, if you include Werner Herzog, possibly two men. If you want to move a boat over a mountain, sometimes you have to make a movie.
Our next film will keep us in the jungle as we watch Tarzan the Ape Man!
| Fitzcarraldo (1982) | |
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Rating: 8.0/10 (38,123 votes) Director: Werner Herzog Writer: Werner Herzog Stars: Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, José Lewgoy Runtime: 158 min Rated: PG Genre: Adventure, Drama Released: 10 Oct 1982 |
| Plot: The story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle. | |
It is time to dive into the works of Werner Herzog with the documentary film Grizzly Man! Herzog tells the story of naturalist Timothy Treadwell who researched grizzly bears up until one of them decided he looked like a tasty morsel. Using mostly Treadwell’s old footage, the film is less about his death than it is about the effect his obsession had on himself and those around him. Pat Wick joins us as stunt Jena even though she has seen the film and Tim has not!
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