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Collection of 18 films and documentaries from acclaimed German
director Werner Herzog, famed for his blending of documentary
realism with heightened stylisation. In 'Aguirre, Wrath of God'
(1972), a Spanish expedition led by Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski)
aims to cross the Peruvian Sierras in search of the legendary Inca
city of El Dorado. 'The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser' (1974) stars Bruno
Schleinstein as the title character, telling the true story of the
German boy who spent the first two decades of his life chained up
in a cellar. Set in 18th Century Bolivia, 'Heart of Glass' (1976)
stars Josef Bierbichler as Hias, a man with supernatural foresight
who predicts a fire that will destroy the town's glassblowing
factory. 'Stroszek' (1977) stars Schleinstein as a Berlin street
performer recently released from prison who tries to get his life
back on track with the help of his prostitute friend Eva (Eva
Mattes). 'Nosferatu, the Vampyre' (1979) stars Kinski as the
infamous Count Dracula, a peculiarly pale man with a penchant for
vampirism. 'Woyzeck' (1979) is a film adaptation of the play by
George Büchner telling the story of a lowly soldier who works all
the hours he can to provide for his illegitimate child. In
'Fitzcarraldo' (1982), a budding rubber baron sets about trying to
transport a steamship over a hill that hides access to an area rich
in rubber. The film is based on true events. 'Cobra Verde' (1987)
is a drama based on the novel 'The Viceroy of Ouidah' by Bruce
Chatwin which sees a dissolute Brazilian rancher who has resulted
to working on a gold mine after his land was destroyed by a
drought. Short films and documentaries also featured in this
collection include 'The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress
Deutschkreuz' (1967), 'Last Words' (1968), 'Precautions Against
Fanatics' (1969), 'Handicapped Future' (1970), 'Fata Morgana'
(1971), 'Land of Silence and Darkness' (1971), 'The Great Ecstasy
of Woodcarver Steiner' (1975), 'How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck
Chuck' (1976), 'Huie's Sermon' (1980) and 'God's Angry Man' (1980).
Werner Herzog's remake of F.W. Murnau's classic gothic horror
'Nosferatu' (1922). Estate agent Jonathan Harker (Bruno Ganz)
arrives at Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski)'s castle in Transylvania to
complete the sale of a property in Wismar. Despite having been
warned that the Count is a vampire, Jonathan remains skeptical. His
haunting stay at the castle rids him of any doubt, however, and in
an attempt to escape he injures himself and ends up in hospital.
Meanwhile, Dracula moves to Wismar where he preys on Jonathan's
wife Lucy (Isabelle Adjani)...
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Fitzcarraldo (German, English, DVD)
José Lewgoy, Salvador Godinez, Miguel Angel Fuentes, Grande Otelo, Ruy Polanah, …
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Drama written and directed by Werner Herzog. Brian Sweeney
Fitzgerald (Klaus Kinski) is an opera-loving entrepreneur who
dreams of building an opera house in the middle of the Peruvian
jungle. To finance his project he attempts to persuade the rubber
business to extend into the jungle, and concocts a plan which
involves moving his steamship over a mountain to a parallel
waterway. In making his film of the visionary's adventures, Herzog
famously refused to use special effects and insisted instead on
actually transporting a steamship over the mountains.
Werner Herzog directs this study of megalomania, set in 16th
Century Peru. In the year 1560, a Spanish expedition crosses the
Peruvian Sierras in search of the legendary Inca city of El Dorado.
A power struggle within the group leads to its deputy (Klaus
Kinski) seizing control in bloody fashion, his desire to set up his
own kingdom threatening to destroy them all. Cast and crew
apparently endured hardships comparable to those suffered by the
screen explorers.
Collection of 18 films and documentaries from acclaimed German
director Werner Herzog, famed for his blending of documentary
realism with heightened stylisation. In 'Aguirre, Wrath of God'
(1972), a Spanish expedition led by Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski)
aims to cross the Peruvian Sierras in search of the legendary Inca
city of El Dorado. 'The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser' (1974) stars Bruno
Schleinstein as the title character, telling the true story of the
German boy who spent the first two decades of his life chained up
in a cellar. Set in 18th Century Bolivia, 'Heart of Glass' (1976)
stars Josef Bierbichler as Hias, a man with supernatural foresight
who predicts a fire that will destroy the town's glassblowing
factory. 'Stroszek' (1977) stars Schleinstein as a Berlin street
performer recently released from prison who tries to get his life
back on track with the help of his prostitute friend Eva (Eva
Mattes). 'Nosferatu, the Vampyre' (1979) stars Kinski as the
infamous Count Dracula, a peculiarly pale man with a penchant for
vampirism. 'Woyzeck' (1979) is a film adaptation of the play by
George Büchner telling the story of a lowly soldier who works all
the hours he can to provide for his illegitimate child. In
'Fitzcarraldo' (1982), a budding rubber baron sets about trying to
transport a steamship over a hill that hides access to an area rich
in rubber. The film is based on true events. 'Cobra Verde' (1987)
is a drama based on the novel 'The Viceroy of Ouidah' by Bruce
Chatwin which sees a dissolute Brazilian rancher who has resulted
to working on a gold mine after his land was destroyed by a
drought. Short films and documentaries also featured in this
collection include 'The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress
Deutschkreuz' (1967), 'Last Words' (1968), 'Precautions Against
Fanatics' (1969), 'Handicapped Future' (1970), 'Fata Morgana'
(1971), 'Land of Silence and Darkness' (1971), 'The Great Ecstasy
of Woodcarver Steiner' (1975), 'How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck
Chuck' (1976), 'Huie's Sermon' (1980) and 'God's Angry Man' (1980).
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