I was about to begin this sentence with “Werner Herzog’s latest film…”, but it turns out that the always prolific Herzog has already completed two documentaries since he finished My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? In 2009. Anyway, at least I can write “Werner Herzog relatively recent film is a successful experiment in [...]
Where The Green Ants Dream is an odd film, in that it is more mainstream and accessible than many of Werner Herzog’s other films, and at the same time it is ambiguous both in its ending and how accurately it portrays its main theme, the conflict between Australian aboriginals and corporate interests. The story centers [...]
To read a description of Werner Herzog’s 1977 film Stroszek, it sounds like one of the most depressing films ever made. An alcoholic is released from prison in Berlin and immediately makes for the nearest bar, where he meets an abused prostitute who he takes pity on and agrees to help, prompting her pimps to [...]
Director: Werner Herzog
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (2009)
I was about to begin this sentence with “Werner Herzog’s latest film…”, but it turns out that the always prolific Herzog has already completed two documentaries since he finished My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? In 2009. Anyway, at least I can write “Werner Herzog relatively recent film is a successful experiment in [...]
Where The Green Ants Dream (1984)
Where The Green Ants Dream is an odd film, in that it is more mainstream and accessible than many of Werner Herzog’s other films, and at the same time it is ambiguous both in its ending and how accurately it portrays its main theme, the conflict between Australian aboriginals and corporate interests. The story centers [...]
Stroszek (1977)
To read a description of Werner Herzog’s 1977 film Stroszek, it sounds like one of the most depressing films ever made. An alcoholic is released from prison in Berlin and immediately makes for the nearest bar, where he meets an abused prostitute who he takes pity on and agrees to help, prompting her pimps to [...]