Fitzcarraldo (1982)

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

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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.

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Features: Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Features: DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English

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Awards: Fitzcarraldo (1982)

Cannes

 

Best Director:

Werner Herzog

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User Reviews: Fitzcarraldo

1. Fitzcarraldo changed my life...

   , April 24, 2000
   Reviewer: David - See all David's reviews

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   Why did we start at 3 AM? Perhaps we were divinely led to embark on an undertaking nearly as monumental as that of moving a mountain. We committed to finishing this film, to watching it straight through, and to staying awake. We lost several companions. Eliasarro at the outset, and Jasonaldo as we progressed up the river of movie-watching enjoyment. Michalangelo and I were steadfast, however, and when the dawn broke the day was ours! All of life now pales in the face of that singular accomplishment...(names have been changed to their Peruvian translations to protect identity). ...

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2. Stars do not apply.

   , April 24, 2000
   Reviewer: mikefitz32 - See all mikefitz32's reviews

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   One fateful night a friend and I journeyed into a jungle that we would never completely return from. It was three in the morning. "Dave I got this video, it stars Klaus Kinski. It's long but I think you might be into it." "Cool dude, put it on." There we were. The living room filled with river water. Bugs in our hair. We were obsessed ... we had to get the boat over the mountain. We listened to opera.
   When the sun started to come up, it wasn't the next day. We were gone for months and months. But we shall have our opera. And it shall be POSITIVELY ELECTRICAL. ...

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