Fitzcarraldo (1982)
a film by Werner Herzog
Delirious. Werner Herzog just as the real life character that inspired this story embarks on making possible a dream, and delivers this amazing story that is shown in the screen as a grandiose vision.
This movie deserves a large screen to contemplate the amazing jungle landscapes and the mind blowing scenes. Pretty often I found myself wondering how we they able to do this? And I'm talking about the movie. There is people going up and down hills, cutting trees, navigating, coordinating activities, a ship climbing up a slope, and these are all real people, no effects, just a lot of hard work and amazing results that look amazing image by image. The idea of putting this movie together is as delusional and fantastic and delusional as Fitzcarraldo's own idea, but it works great, and it delivers all sorts of feeling and an great cinematic experience.
I was impressed by Klaus Kinski. His blue eyes always make me think something unpredictable is about to come and as soon as he shows up in the screen I say to myself: "Oh oh, what is he going to do now". However, this time besides the fear and passion that he inspires he delivers a dreamers, a man convinced of his task, romantic and brutal at the same time. Claudia Cardinale as Molly looks amazing and her character is delusional and sweet. Why is she helping this crazy guy? She seems as bewitched as the tribe of natives and in the end of the movie I was bewitched too.
a film by Werner Herzog
Delirious. Werner Herzog just as the real life character that inspired this story embarks on making possible a dream, and delivers this amazing story that is shown in the screen as a grandiose vision.
This movie deserves a large screen to contemplate the amazing jungle landscapes and the mind blowing scenes. Pretty often I found myself wondering how we they able to do this? And I'm talking about the movie. There is people going up and down hills, cutting trees, navigating, coordinating activities, a ship climbing up a slope, and these are all real people, no effects, just a lot of hard work and amazing results that look amazing image by image. The idea of putting this movie together is as delusional and fantastic and delusional as Fitzcarraldo's own idea, but it works great, and it delivers all sorts of feeling and an great cinematic experience.
I was impressed by Klaus Kinski. His blue eyes always make me think something unpredictable is about to come and as soon as he shows up in the screen I say to myself: "Oh oh, what is he going to do now". However, this time besides the fear and passion that he inspires he delivers a dreamers, a man convinced of his task, romantic and brutal at the same time. Claudia Cardinale as Molly looks amazing and her character is delusional and sweet. Why is she helping this crazy guy? She seems as bewitched as the tribe of natives and in the end of the movie I was bewitched too.
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