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Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)

Portrait: Werner Herzog (1986)

Documentary
Release Date: 1986, March 27
Directors: Werner Herzog
Countries: Germany
Production: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Cast: Jason Robards, Klaus Kinski, Mick Jagger, Reinhold Messner, Franz Josef Strauß, Paul Hittscher, Lotte Eisner

Overview:

An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. Notable is footage of a conversation between Herzog and his mentor Lotte Eisner, a photographer. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.

Keywords:

filmmaking autobiography