A COMPANION TO WERNER HERZOG by Brad Prager (Editor) ( 9781405194402 )

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A COMPANION TO WERNER HERZOG

By:

Brad Prager (Editor)

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1405194405

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

19 April, 2012

Series:

Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Film Directors

Pages:

644

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A Companion to Werner Herzog represents more than two dozen original scholarly essays examining five decades of cinematic contributions by one of the world s most acclaimed and innovative filmmakers.

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A Companion to Werner Herzog showcases over two dozen original scholarly essays examining nearly five decades of filmmaking by one of the most acclaimed and innovative figures in world cinema. * First collection in twenty years dedicated to examining Herzog s expansive career * Features essays by international scholars and Herzog specialists * Addresses a broad spectrum of the director s films, from his earliest works such as Signs of Life and Fata Morgana to such recent films as The Bad Lieutenant and Encounters at the End of the World * Offers creative, innovative approaches guided by film history, art history, and philosophy * Includes a comprehensive filmography that also features a list of the director s acting appearances and opera productions * Explores the director s engagement with music and the arts, his self-stylization as a global filmmaker, his Bavarian origins, and even his love-hate relationship with the actor Klaus Kinski

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