162451
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Portrait: Werner Herzog

1986-03-27
7.1
de 28m
Documentary
An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. Notable is footage of a conversation between Herzog and his mentor Lotte Eisner, a photographer. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.

Director

Werner Herzog

Cinematography

Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein

Editor

Maximiliane Mainka

Original Music Composer

Popol Vuh

Writer

Werner Herzog

Producer

Lucki Stipetić

autobiography filmmaking

Status

Released

Countries

  • Germany

Companies

  • Werner Herzog Filmproduktion