【预订】Werner Herzog A A Guide for the Perplexed

Aninvaluablesetofcareer-lengthinterviewswiththeGermangeniushailedbyFran?oisTruffautas"themostimportantfilmdirectoralive"Mostofwhatwe'veheardaboutWernerHerzogisuntrue.Thesheernumberoffalserumorsanddownrightliesdisseminatedaboutthemanandhisfilmsistrulyastonishing.YetHerzog'sbodyofworkisoneofthemostimportantinpostwarEuropeancinema.Hisinternationalbreakthroughcamein1973withAguirre,theWrathofGod,inwhichKlausKinskiplayedacrazedConquistador.ForTheEnigmaofKasparHauser,Herzogcastintheleadamanwhohadspentmostofhislifeinstitutionalized,andtwoyearslaterhehypnotizedhisentirecasttomakeHeartofGlass.HerushedtoanexplosivevolcanicCaribbeanislandtofilmLaSoufrière,paidhomagetoF.W.MurnauinaterrifyingremakeofNosferatu,andin1982draggedaboatoveramountainintheAmazonjungleforFitzcarraldo.Morerecently,Herzoghasmadeextraordinary"documentary"films,suchasLittleDieterNeedstoFly.Hisplaceincinemahistoryisassured,andPaulCronin'svolumeofdialoguesprovidesaforumforHerzog'sfascinatingviewsonthethings,ideas,andpeoplethathavepreoccupiedhimforsomanyyears.ThisrevisededitionfeaturesnewinterviewsdiscussingHerzog'sfilmsuptoFromOneSecondtotheNext(2013),aswellasadditionaltextfromHerzog,hiscollaboratorHerbertGolder,thephysicistLawrenceKrauss,andthefilmmakerHarmonyKorine.,