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About Werner Herzog

Borderline Experience One constant in German director Werner Herzog’s work is without a doubt the tireless exhaustion of boundaries. For one it is the films’ stories about outsiders who frequently strive to make the humanly impossible possible, such as adventurer Fitzcarraldo (Klaus Kinski), who hopes to erect an opera house in the middle of the South American rainforest. And it is the films themselves, in which the director offers the viewer a singular exceptional experience. Plumbing our physical and mental boundaries is often reflected in hypnotic scenes, moments, and approaches that allow the viewer to take part in a deeper experience on the edge of the representable. Herzog… Read more

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