Inside the Mind of Werner Herzog, Luddite Master of the Internet

http://www.wired.com/2016/07/warner-herzog-lo-and-behold/

by MrsPeaches • 10 years ago

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merkleme• 10 years ago

Cant help but feel that Herzog is going out of his comfort zone with 'Lo and Behold'. For me, he is at his best when looking at nature and in particularly Human Nature. His documentary Grizzly which the article mentions ends with his voice over “I discover no kinship, no understanding, no mercy. I can see only the overwhelming indifference of nature”, highlights his pursuit for understanding of why we do what we do. This is not to say that I wont watch Lo,I'm sure he'll discover the humanity of our technology.

l33tbro2• 10 years ago

While his grandstanding and self-mythologising have ticked me off for years, I'm also pretty interested to see his take on this subject.

lobster_johnson4• 10 years ago

Is there much grandstanding and self-mythologizing? He has opinions, like every artist. If you think he has built a mythology around himself, read "Herzog on Herzog", part of Farrar, Straus and Giroux's great series of interviews with directors. He is very open about his development as a filmmaker, and really about everything. The stories he tells about his filmmaking experiences -- his many fights with Kinski, for example -- may be colourful, but I have not seen any evidence that he has invented any of them. Personally, I find Herzog's perspective refreshingly and uniquely unromantic.

ctrijueque• 10 years ago

He was a guest in this monday WTF Podcast:

"...With a new documentary about the internet on his mind, the legendary filmmaker talks with Marc about the achievements and follies of humanity. ..."

http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-733-werner-herzog-godf...

And his book A Guide for the Perplexed worth a read.

advertising• 10 years ago

Herzog has a masterclass for anyone interested in filmmaking and him.

gregsadetsky• 10 years ago

Indeed!

https://www.masterclass.com/classes/werner-herzog-teaches-fi...

There's also his "Rogue Film School", but no news so far as to 2017 dates:

http://www.roguefilmschool.com

Inside the Mind of Werner Herzog, Luddite Master of the Internet

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