Werner Herzog Retrospective

Film|The great filmmaker is the guest of honor at the 42th Hong Kong International Film Festival

Werner Herzog 2012 Gerald v. Foris, Werner Herzog Film

Werner Herzog is one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century. As a director, producer and actor, he has decisively shaped the "New German Film" and the international auteur film, that in 2009, the Time magazine has named him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. He has made more than 70 films, including the classics, such as Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Fitzcarraldo or Cobra Verde and numerous stunning documentary films.
 
The 42th Hong Kong International Film Festival is now dedicating a retrospective to this important filmmaker in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut. Werner Herzog is the guest of honor at the festival, he will give masterclasses and talk about his films at several screenings.
 
Programme
20.03.
08:30 PM
HKCEC Into the Inferno
22.03.
08:30 PM
HKCEC Fitzcarraldo
23.03.
10:00 PM
GC Aguirre, the Wrath of God
24.03.
09:30 PM
GC Nosferatu the Vampyre
25.03.
10:00 PM
GC The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
HKCEC: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Theatre
GC: The  Grand Cinema

For more information of the programme and ticket bookings, please visit the official website:
http://www.hkiff.org.hk