In the past few years, I’ve only gotten into Werner Herzog, but I’ve gotten into him in a very big way. His documentaries are endlessly fascinating, but I find his narrative films most interesting. Even when they aren’t great, they are clearly made by someone with great passion and skill.
Aguirre, The Wrath of God is probably my favorite film of his. I recently reviewed the new 4K UHD release from Shout Factory which you can read over at Cinema Sentries.
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Great great movie that I saw on the big screen in Ottawa in the 1980s. Such an unforgettable haunting drama! Those crazy lemurs bickering on the raft at the end of the film!
Have you ever read “Cabeza De Vaca” by Haniel Long? That is superb – a film was made of it but I very much doubt that it did that tiny narrative masterpiece justice!
I have not read that book, never even heard of it. But I’ll definitely give it a look. Thanks.