Werner Herzog - Selfportrait / Selbstportrait (1986)

Herzog on Herzog: a short cinematic autobiography!

Curated by Whitney Weiss

Total Runtime: 0:28:37

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Portrait Werner Herzog (German: Werner Herzog Filmemacher) is 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, and a discussion between Herzog and mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which a future film project in the Himalayas involving Klaus Kinski is discussed.

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Werner Herzog - Selfportrait / Selbstportrait (1986)

Werner Herzog - Selfportrait / Selbstportrait (1986)

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