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3:30 PM

Fitzcarraldo

Film|German Film Forum - The Power of Music

Fitzcarraldo © WernerHerzogFilmGmbH

Director: Werner Herzog, colour, 158 min., 1981

Fitzcarraldo is an obsessed opera lover in the early 20th century who wants to build an opera in the Amazon jungle. To accomplish his crazy dream, he has to make a fortune in the rubber business firstly, and his cunning plan involves hauling an enormous river boat across a small mountain with aid from the local Indians. This is the better known and amazing of Herzog’s films, reflecting his crazy pursuit of dreams through any means possible. Winner of Best Director at Cannes Film Festival 1982, and nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at Golden Globe 1983.