Tag: Werner Herzog
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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans.
It makes a lot of sense that Nicolas Cage and Werner Herzog should collaborate. Both men have a diverse cinematic portfolio that contain several real gems alongside many more absurd and questionable entries. However dubious their past work may have occasionally been, there is no denying that both men are courageous in their art…
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Rescue Dawn.
Werner Herzog’s Little Dieter Needs to Fly is quite possibly my favourite documentary. Venturing into the Vietnamese jungle, Herzog accompanies the war veteran Dieter Dengler who we witness re-living, physically and geographically, his experiences of torture, cruelty and imprisonment at the hands of the Vietcong. The film focuses on Dengler’s reactions to his memories and…
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A Field in England.
When I finally got round to watching Kill List several months ago, I began to fall slightly in love with Ben Wheatley’s ability to not only direct films but his audience. Despite leaving me utterly bewildered and unsure about what I had just witnessed, Kill List was admirable and exciting. Two years later Wheatley has returned with his boldest…
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Little Dieter Needs To Fly.
Since the German New Wave movement, that brought directors such as Wim Wenders and Rainer Werner Fassbinder to the world’s attention, Werner Herzog has excelled as a contemporary film-maker. Known for his physically ambitious approaches to film, Herzog has repeatedly left his own philosophical mark upon his cinematic work. His documentary work has always interested me in…
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Christmas Round-Up.
So the holiday season is now completely at a close. Today is the 6th January, the day that is reserved for the removal of all the decorations. I myself feel rather blue. I hate the end of Christmas and find it difficult to face up to it all being over. So, what better way to…
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Insights into Chaos and Murder.
If there is one film-maker whose philosophy and insight fascinates me more than any other it would have to be Werner Herzog. Now, I must stress instantly that I am by no means familiar with Herzog’s whole filmography – in fact, I am only just starting to really discover his work. I am starting with…
Hannah McHaffie 