Saturday, March 7, 2009

The Films of Werner Herzog @ the MFA

March 11 to 21, 2009

Film Still from Aguirre: The Wrath of God
Aquirre: Wrath of God, 1972
Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog (b. 1942) is a director, screenwriter, and actor whose perspective on the world has earned him critical and popular acclaim. Whether shooting in Antarctica, Alaska, the Peruvian jungle, or Wisconsin, Herzog’s films often focus on characters with seemingly impossible dreams or those who have a unique and unusual talent. Since his first film Herakles in 1962, Herzog has made over 50 films. This eight-film retrospective is only a glimpse of Herzog’s extraordinary imagination and vision.