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Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Eric Ames
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Paperback. Examining director Werner Herzog's 1972 international breakthrough, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, described as one of the greatest cinematic achievements of the 1970s, Ames demonstrates why Herzog's work is more relevant and compelling now than ever before, and argues that Aguirre is key to understanding his aesthetic. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB; APFG; BGF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 137 x 189 x 7. Weight in Grams: 176.
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) is and perhaps always will be Werner Herzog's most important film. Appearing in 1972, Aguirre put Herzog on the map of world cinema. But the film's importance also derives from the young German director's tense, behind-the-scenes relationship with actor Klaus Kinski. Did Herzog really direct him at gunpoint? Did they plot each other's murder? The legends begin here ... In this groundbreaking book, Eric Ames reconstructs the film as an experiment in visualising the past from the viewpoint of the present. Aguirre is not a history film in ... Read more
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) is and perhaps always will be Werner Herzog's most important film. Appearing in 1972, Aguirre put Herzog on the map of world cinema. But the film's importance also derives from the young German director's tense, behind-the-scenes relationship with actor Klaus Kinski. Did Herzog really direct him at gunpoint? Did they plot each other's murder? The legends begin here ... In this groundbreaking book, Eric Ames reconstructs the film as an experiment in visualising the past from the viewpoint of the present. Aguirre is not a history film in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844577538
SKU
V9781844577538
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About Eric Ames
Eric Ames is Professor of Comparative Literature, Cinema and Media at the University of Washington, USA. He is the editor of Werner Herzog: Interviews (2014) and the author of Ferocious Reality: Documentary according to Werner Herzog (2012).
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