Product Details: Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Edition:
DVD The Cult Classic Film Series. See other editions
MPAA Rating:
PG
Release Date:
03/04/2008
UPC:
013131579796
Directed by:
Werner Herzog
Featuring:
Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jose Lewgoy. See all cast

Synopsis: Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Synopis: Director Werner Herzog returns to the exotic locales and obsessive themes of previous works in his Amazon masterpiece, FITZCARRALDO. Klaus Kinski gives a terrifying and determined portrayal of mad genius Fitzcarraldo, whose twin goals of making a fortune off the Amazon rubber trade and bringing an opera house to the jungle give the film its crushing centerpiece--the maniacal leader's Sisyphean efforts at hauling a gigantic steamship over a mountain bank. The single-minded and wickedly energetic Fitzcarraldo moves mountains (and a boat) with his will and along the way acts out a stunning and emotional battle between man and nature, as in the similarly themed Herzog/Kinski collaboration AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD. Herzog's razor-sharp attention to the minutiae of both Fitzcarraldo's madness and the jungle's corresponding apathy and enormity makes the film a breathtaking metaphor for civilization's impact on the natural world. The documentary style of the film (the cast and crew actually hauled the boat over the mountain) gives the tale an urgency and suspense that, combined with Kinski's bravado performance and Herzog's striking sense of landscape, make FITZCARRALDO an unforgettable experience.

Features: Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Features: DVD Features:

Region 1
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Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English

Awards: Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Cannes
 
Best Director:
Werner Herzog

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