Werner Herzog - The most German man ever
My wife reminded me of this treasure of a video we saw a long time ago. This is part of a documentary that was filmed along side a movie he was filming in the Peruvian jungles.
He had decided he was to capture the insanity of a man, so he literally drove his leading man insane. In the process of filming this legendary movie, he had to deal with all sorts of problems. Tribes fighting each other, lack of food, animal attacks, you name it. But, he was determined to make it out.
This four minute video is not supposed to be funny, yet I can't stop from laughing every time I watch it.
His two-tone vocal performance alongside the heavy accent make this a sort of masterpiece in my book.
I was incredibly surprised to find out he's also the man behind Grizzly Man. A documentary film that follows a crazy man who thinks he's got a special connection with the bears, only to get eaten in the end.
He was recently interviewed in 60 minutes. More details about his early projects get shared here. I laughed again, more so because his German powers have only gotten better as he's aged.
I love the fact he's getting the recognition he deserves while he's still alive- not a common thing these days.
Opinionated as a man can possibly be. I'll leave you with one more video. A peek into his unusual way of thinking.
Put all the psychoanalysts on an Island, he says.
That's an idea.
Holy crap man did you see the snake in that video. Meno, this ain't supposed to be funny 🤣 I think bro is both crazy and interesting at the same time. Didn't know much about him though, I didn’t know he made Grizzly Man, seen that but not whole thing
that documentary is insane...
The man is good though, GOATED
Was this Fitzcarraldo? My husband of the time loved that film, I think he was a big fan of Werner Herzog as a film maker.
I learned afterwards about the documentary.
YESSSS da best!!!!
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I don’t know if I should be laughing about that grizzly man being eaten, so much for believing
That videoing of the snake was rather too close. Not me thinking it would snap at any minute. How encouraging to do what you believe in despite the discouragements.
I find his commentary, his outlook hilarious. He's so bitter, it's sweet.
Love the bit where he says they are surrounded by the harmony of murder.
The harmony of murder!!! HA!!! It's sooo amazing to me. I feel like learning the dialogue.
Yesterday, unfortunately, I wasn't able to respond to your post immediately, as real life took up a little more of my time. Nevertheless, your comments on Werner Herzog should definitely not remain without comment. Of course, the most exciting thing for filmgoers is his collaboration with Klaus Kinski (his favourite enemy). But what receives far too little attention are his numerous documentaries and productions for the theatre stage. An exceptional artist who never pushed himself to the foreground and even had to cope with being labelled a ‘lunatic’ at one point.
Well, it didn't take much to drive Kinski insane. He was a psycho even before he came to the jungle.
At some point the indian tribe people even offered to Herzog to kill Kinki. They said he is a evil person who brings bad luck to everybody around him. But Herzog politely declined and said he will take care of Kinski himself.
This is sooooo crazy!! but also hilarious, and it should not be. In the 60 minutes interview Kinski can be seen losing his mind. I don't know what he's saying, but he's saying it with passion! lol