Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo

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“Hypnotic….It’s ever tempting to check out to fathom his restless spirit and his determination to challenge fate.”

—Janet Maslin, New York Times

 

Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man) is among the most revered and enigmatic filmmakers of our time, and Fitzcarraldo is one in every of his most honored and admired films. More than just Herzog’s journal of the making of the monumental, problematical motion picture, which involved, among other things, major cast changes and reshoots, and the hauling (without using special effects) of a 360-ton steamship over a mountain Conquest of the Pointless is  a murals unto itself, an Amazonian fever dream that emerged from the delirium of the jungle. With fascinating observations about crew and players—including Herzog’s lead, the rather demented the world over renowned star Klaus Kinski—and breathtaking insights into the filmmaking process which are uniquely Werner Herzog, Conquest of the Pointless is an eye-opening look into the mind of a cinematic master.

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