Fitzcarraldo
Summary:
German filmmaker Werner Herzog has never done anything by halves. When Herzog tackled Fitzcarraldo, the story of an obsessed impresario (Klaus Kinski) whose foremost desire in life is to bring both Enrico Caruso and an opera house to the deepest jungles of South America, the director boldly embarked on the same journey, disdaining studios, process shots, and special effect... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Klaus Kinski - (Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald/Fitzcarraldo)
Jose Lewgoy - (Don Aquilino)
Miguel Angel Fuentes - (Cholo the Mechanic)
Paul Hittscher - (Capt. Orinoco Paul)
Claudia Cardinale - (Molly)
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Review:
Werner Herzog's most ambitious film divides audiences between those who laud its astonishing portrait of obsession and its insightful commentary on the absurdity of ambition and those who complain that it is a sterile, loud, boring journey to nowhere. There is, however, no denying the visual and technical magnificence of Herzog's achievement,... Continue >>
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