Rent Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (2023)
3.6 of 5 from 75 ratings
1h 30min
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- Synopsis:
Master filmmaker, auteur, poet, truth seeker, explorer, brand, meme, actor, lauded voice artiste, doomsayer, legend...Werner Herzog is all of these. This is the man, now 81, who had a 320-tonne steamboat hauled over a hill in Peru, who hypnotises his actors, climbs into volcanoes, talks to murderers on death row, cooks and eats his own shoe and was once shot mid-interview. It's these moments, along with other stories and his appearances in everything from 'The Simpsons' to 'The Mandalorian', that have made him a cult figure the world over. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into Herzog's everyday life and rare archive material, plus in-depth interviews with the man himself and celebrated collaborators (including Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman, and his wife Lena Herzog), we are given an exciting glimpse into his work process and personal life. Also appearing in the film are Joshua Oppenheimer, Robert Pattinson, Patti Smith, Carl Weathers, Wim Wenders and Chloe Zhao. - Actors:
- Werner Herzog, Chloé Zhao, Joshua Oppenheimer, Patti Smith, Robert Pattinson, Carl Weathers, Wim Wenders, Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman, Lena Herzog, Tilbert Herzog, Lucki Stipetic, Volker Schlöndorff, Lotte Eisner, Lucia Lalor, Guillermo de Oliveira, Martje Grohmann, Thomas Mauch, Klaus Kinski, Paul Holdengräber
- Directors:
- Thomas von Steinaecker
- Producers:
- André Singer, Bernhard Von Hülsen, Maria Willer
- Writers:
- Thomas von Steinaecker
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/02/2024
- Run Time:
- 90 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Additional interview footage (2023, 16 mins): a selection of previously unseen material shot for the film
- The Colonist (2022, 10 mins): Robert A Smith's short film, made under Herzog's mentorship as part of the Werner Herzog Film Accelerator programme
- Poster gallery: images from the Deutsche Kinemathek Werner Herzog Archiv collection
- Theatrical trailer
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Reviews (1) of Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer
Engrossing - Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Superb documentary about one of life’s true genius’s. Bit worried at first as it seemed to be going down the usual talking heads format of people fawning over him but director Steinaeker soon realises that the best way to understand Herzog is to get him to talk about Herzog. Let’s face it with that voice and accent he could read the phone book and it would be engrossing so by sending him to various locations where he made his films and getting him to reflect on just how close to madness a lot of them took him is riveting. Of course there is some going over old ground about Kinski but the early stuff about his impoverished wartime childhood and his rise to European art house fame and ultimately becoming a cultural icon is fascinating. Loads of clips from his feature films and docs plus his sanguine reflections on life and contemporary society make it a really terrific viewing - 4/5
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