Raw and realistic it be the last film by director Werner Herzog. Real animals dead and no special effects are some of the novelty in the new film by the german filmmaker.
Werner Herzog personally photographed scenes of the movie which was shot in New Orleans.
Werner Herzog is known for his cruelty when filming animals, like the famous last scene in Aguirre; Wrath Of God, when Klaus Kinski, throws a monkey like a banana skin.
Although this may seem a bad thing, Werner Herzog takes his favor, portraying the cruelty of human nature and that is one reason why it is one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
Some years ago it was unthinkable to see a European director to make a funny movie in America without sacrificing their principles, and Werner Herzog has made, making a realistic and ironic portrait of the American dream, like one of his most famous movies, Stroszek.
Unlike filmmakers like Scorsese, the films by Werner Herzog seems more spontaneous and new, each of its projects a battle with unpredictable results.
Werner Herzog made its greatest movies in the seventies, but in recent years his documentary and now his movies have become a legend renacla one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.
Original Article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2010/oct/21/werner-herzog-film-performance-art
i saw "my son, my son..." i liked it, but i didn't love it like you. i really think that the Herzog's documentarys are better than what he is doing in fiction.
ReplyDeleteI saw herzog being very mean to his stupid son in some movie.
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