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The Ecstatic Truth: The Films of Werner Herzog

56 min • 28 juni 2023

With an oeuvre-spanning exhibition in Eye Filmmuseum, and multiple classics like Fitzcarraldo (1982) and Aguirre, Wrath Of God (1972) returning to the big screens of LAB111, we sit down to discuss the ‘ecstatic truths’ and brilliant fictions of German film auteur par excellence: Werner Herzog.

The Ecstatic Truth: The Films of Werner Herzog

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