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Portrait Werner Herzog
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Wikipedia article
'Portrait Werner Herzog' is an autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career.
The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including 'Signs of Life', 'Heart of Glass', 'Fata Morgana', 'Aguirre, the Wrath of God', 'The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner', 'Fitzcarraldo', 'La Soufrire, and the Les Blank documentary 'Burden of Dreams.'
The film is notable for footage of a conversation between Herzog and Lotte Eisner, a film historian whom Herzog admired. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.
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