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Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Every Man for Himself and God Against All; Land of Silence and Darkness; Fitzcarraldo
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This collection is perfect for readers and cinephiles interested in avant-garde cinema, creative screenwriting, and literary experimentation within the arts and culture sphere.
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Werner Herzog doesn't write traditional screenplays; he writes fever dreams brimming with madness, greed, humour, and dark isolation that can shift dramatically during production. These fever dreams have materialised into extraordinary masterpieces unlike anything in film today.
Harnessing his vision and transcendent reality, these four pieces of long-form prose earmark a renowned filmmaker at the dawn of his career.
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"A compulsively readable, probing collection. It’s equal parts challenging and satisfying, infuriating and enlightening." — Publishers Weekly
"Herzog seems to peer nonstop into the abyss combining vainglory, cruelty, and madness. Those are the coordinates at which Herzog geolocates humanity." — BookForum
"Scenarios contains more than merely dialogue in cold type. Herzog’s screenplays read like novellas—the characters are fully thought-out and the settings vividly described." — Shepherd Express
"Herzog doesn’t write traditional scripts. Instead, Herzog writes scenarios which are like a hybrid of film, fiction, and prose poetry." — Film International
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ISBN: 9781517903909
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2017
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Illustration: 5
Contributors:
- Translated by Martje Herzog
- Translated by Alan Greenberg
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 51.0mm
Width: 137.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
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About the Author
Werner Herzog has produced, written, and directed more than seventy films. He grew up in a remote mountain village in Bavaria and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He is author of Of Walking in Ice: MunichParis, 23 November14 December 1974 (Minnesota, 2015) andConquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo.
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