Signs of Life

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Andy F Herzog's first film is an odd little near masterpiece. A WWII movie, that's not a WWII movie but a character study. Dripping in atmosphere, a stunning score and memorable scenes - yes it is Werner Herzog all over! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Perhaps not as honed of a character study as some of the later Herzog, but still a memorable time with a dusty village, perfect Greek guitar (?) music, and a solidier snapping and going berserk not because of the war (well, immediately at least) but the prospect of being sent home. It gets played as quixotic resistance to the military machine rather than, well, Nazi madness or something, which I am still thinking about. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty boring for the first half (though this is probably intentional), and Stroszek's breakdown seems to come out of nowhere and is kind of silly. Though not a great Herzog film, it's still a good, interesting movie. The ending is almost perfect, slightly punctured by the narration. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The master is born.... Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Introduction: Werner Herzog is one of the greatest directors in history and surely one of the best or even the best living director. The quantity of his work combined with the consistent quality makes him a truly daunting figure in the Cinematic world. Over the course of 5 decades he has directed 17 feature length films all of which are highly acclaimed, 7 short films and around 30 documentaries, some feature length, some made for TV and others short. So he's not one of the most prolific directors, when it comes to feature films anyway, but his films very rarely disappoint in terms of quality. Herzogs' films are great examples of art in film instead of being empty-headed entertainment. They are sensitive, often beautiful works that deal with fascinating subjects that really show mankind in a different light than what we are used to seeing in film. As well as being fascinating and sometimes illuminating stories of Man and Nature, Herzogs' film are always extremely well made, he just has a natural talent behind the camera and can make any scene however seemingly banal into something wonderful to experience. Now I could go on for a considerable length of time discussing Herzog's merits as a director, but this is after all a review of his first feature film, Signs Of Life. Read The Rest Of The Review here: http://jacklfilmreviews.blogspot.com/2011/01/signs-of-life-1968.html comment on the blog or on RT, whatever you prefer... Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Hot summer madness in Greece. Some beautiful shots in here. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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