书目

Conquest of the Useless：Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo

内容简介

WernerHerzogisoneofourmostreveredcontemporaryfilmmakers,avisionarydirectorwhoceaselesslyteststheboundariesofart.Fitzcarraldo,hislavish1982filmaboutawould-berubberbaronwhopullsasteamshipoverahilltoaccessarichrubberterritory,washailedbycriticsaroundtheglobeandwonHerzogthe1982OutstandingDirectorPrizeatCannes.ThetextofConquestoftheUselessemergedasifoutofanAmazonianfeverdream:thecrew'scampintheheartofthejunglewasattackedandburnedtotheground;theproductionclashedwithaborderwar;twoplanescrashedduringfilming;andHerzoghadtounravelthelogisticsofmovinga320-tonsteamshipoverahillwithouttheuseofspecialeffects.MorethanjustajournalordiaryoftheshootingofFitzcarraldo,ConquestoftheUselessisaworkofartuntoitself,whichchartstheinnerlandscapesbornofthedeliriumofthejungleandoffersanextraordinaryglimpseintothemindofageniusduringthemakingofoneofhisgreatestachievements.

作者简介

WernerHerzoggrewupinaremotemountainvillageinBavaria.Heneversawanyfilms,television,ortelephonesasachild.Duringhighschoolheworkedthenightshiftasawelderinasteelfactorytoproducehisfirstfilm,in1961,attheageofnineteen.Sincethenhehasproduced,written,anddirectedmorethanfiftyfilms,includingAguirre,theWrathofGod;TheEnigmaofKasparHauser;RescueDawn;andGrizzlyMan.HelivesinLosAngeles,California.

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