Conquest of the Useless

Fever Dreams in the Jungle

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Beschreibung

<p><b>A fever-dream journal documenting the making of cinema's most infamous production, from the world's most infamously visionary director: Werner Herzog. </b><br><br>In 1982, the visionary film director, Werner Herzog, released <i>Fitzcarraldo</i>, a lavish film about a would-be rubber baron who pulls a 320-ton steamship over a mountain. Hailed instantly by critics around the globe as a masterpiece, <i>Fitzcarraldo</i> won Herzog the 1982 Outstanding Director Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, affirming Herzog's reputation as one of the most revered and enigmatic filmmakers of his time.<br><br><i>Conquest of the Useles</i>s is the diary Herzog kept during the making of <i>Fitzcarraldo</i>, compiled from June 1979 to November 1981. Emerging as if out of an Amazonian fever dream during filming, Herzog's writings are an extraordinary documentary unto themselves, providing a glimpse into the mind of a genius during the making of one of his greatest achievements.<br><br><b>'Hypnotic... It is ever tempting to try to fathom [Herzog's] restless spirit and his determination to challenge fate' <i>New York Times</i></b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781784879785

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

198 x 131 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd