Aguirre, the Wrath of God Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
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Noted by legendary film critic Roger Ebert as one of his top ten favorite films of all time, this masterpiece from Oscar-nominated director Werner Herzog is an unforgettable portrait of madness and power.
In the mid-16th century, after annihilating the Incan empire, Gonzalo Pizarro (Allejandro Repulles) leads his army of conquistadors over the Andes into the heart of the most savage environment on earth in search of the fabled City of Gold, El Dorado. As the soldiers battle starvation, Indians, the forces of nature, and each other, Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), "The Wrath of God," is consumed with visions of conquering all of South America and revolts, leading his own army down a treacherous river on a doomed quest into oblivion.
"[Herzog] does the audience the honor of allowing it to discover the blindnesses and obsessions, the sober lunacies he quietly lays out on the screen. Well acted, most notably by Klaus Kinski in the title role, gloriously photographed by Thomas Mauch, AGUIRRE is, not to put too fine a point on it, a movie that makes a convincing claim to greatness." Richard Schickel, Time
"To see AGUIRRE for the first time is to discover a genuine masterpiece. It is overwhelming, spellbinding; at first dreamlike, and then hallucinatory." Danny Peary, Cult Movies
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Absolutely. Horrendous. Is this the new "Emperor's New Clothes"? We all can see that this movie is bad...right? Why is no one shouting "Yo that man doesn't have any clothes on" AKA "this movie has no substance and includes a scene of a momma mouse DEVOURING HER BABIES and a horse BEING PUSHED ...Read more
Absolutely. Horrendous. Is this the new "Emperor's New Clothes"? We all can see that this movie is bad...right? Why is no one shouting "Yo that man doesn't have any clothes on" AKA "this movie has no substance and includes a scene of a momma mouse DEVOURING HER BABIES and a horse BEING PUSHED plus he thREW THE MONKEY. PETA would be ashamed. Shame on you, signed 2 salty lasses
Read lessA powerful film that certainly comes as no surprise to be an inspiration to directors like Francis Ford Coppola when working on Apocalypse Now. Werner Herzog is a master of cinema who still makes memorable films to this day, but his partnership with Klaus Kinski is one that will be remembered ...Read more
A powerful film that certainly comes as no surprise to be an inspiration to directors like Francis Ford Coppola when working on Apocalypse Now. Werner Herzog is a master of cinema who still makes memorable films to this day, but his partnership with Klaus Kinski is one that will be remembered by cinema for decades, along with this film.
Read lessA powerful film about an often forgotten era of history. The Peruvian landscape is devastating and while this movie is no comedy, it's certainly a fish-out-of-water story. Despite being 45 years old it's certainly still worth a visit.
The wrath of God is a great one---