Werner Herzog

  • On the differences between man and machine

    On the differences between man and machine

    Werner Herzog explores and challenges the net – as the dreamy documentarist he continues to be.

  • Herzog as prosecutor

    Herzog as prosecutor

    Each of these film portraits begins with a travelling shot towards the death chamber. Werner Herzog’s voice pronounces that he is an opponent of the death sentence. Herzog’s questioning succeeds in eliciting sensitive yet strangely matter-of-fact responses that seem to surface like disclosures from the depths of the human soul.

  • The birth of something new

    The birth of something new

    Modern man needs images that surpass our present clichés.

  • Testimonies from Venice

    Venice: The 66th Venice Film Festival was characterised by personal accounts of political events, but also by films that explore the political and moral commitment to a life of dignity, according to Truls Lie of *Le Monde diplomatique*, who was present at the Lido.

  • Literally My Dearest Enemy – Klaus Kinski

    Literally My Dearest Enemy – Klaus Kinski

    My Best Fiend (German: Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski, literally My Dearest Enemy - Klaus Kinski) is a 1999 German documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog, about his tumultuous yet productive relationship with German actor Klaus Kinsk

  • Tory is told with no hesitation

    Tory is told with no hesitation

    The Man, His Dream, Punishment, Redemption. These are the titles of the four chapters of Werner Herzog’s new documentary. Big words that call for passionate reflection on life and death – which is just what we find in this incredible biography of a man who himself sums it up like this: "Death did not want…

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