Fitzcarraldo

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Isaiah Y Notable Herzog film with a memorable performance by Klaus Kinski Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/12/25 Full Review Thomas S All this for that... Watch "Burden of dreams" instead : the shooting process is more interesting than the movie itself Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/01/25 Full Review Amy M I find it interesting when people attempt to assign current cultural values to the past. This film demonstrates how destructive humans can be when trying to live out a dream Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review Lars N Loooooong but fascinating. A bizarre spectacle more than a compelling narrative. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/14/23 Full Review Alec B Beautifully articulated madness. The impressive spectacle is matched by Kinski's brilliant and unhinged performance. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/13/23 Full Review Wayne K One of the first film reviews I ever wrote was on Aguirre: The Wrath Of God, written and directed by renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog and starring infamous nutcase Klaus Kinski. It mostly involved Kinski on a boat travelling along the Amazon. 10 years later, Fitzcarraldo has Kinski, on a boat, travelling along the Amazon. I guess Herzog just really likes the Amazon, and boats. But not Kinski presumably, as their relationship continued to deteriorate throughout production, to the point where a trial chieftain asked Herzog is he wanted Kinski killed. Yes, that genuinely happened. I will say that I enjoyed Fitzcarraldo more than Aguirre. There was more substance, more interesting conversation, more incredible visuals. But why on Earth did it have to be almost 2 and a half hours long? So few films deserve such a runtime, and it's usually achieved by long stretches of boring downtime, endless shots of scenery and, in this film's case, constant segments where the cast travel the river with no obstacles in their way. It's interesting when something does happen, such as their encounters with the native tribes, a concept also explored in Terrence Malick's The New World. But much like that film, it's only a small chunk of it. It takes almost an hour to get going and frequently loses momentum, but I can't say the act of transporting the ship through the jungle, the centrepiece of the story, isn't incredible to watch. It's a film I'm glad to say I've seen but have no interest whatsoever in revisiting. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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