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- 16th Century
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God, 1972
German
West Germany, Peru, Mexico
Profile of Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Aguirre, the Wrath of God can be described as tense, atmospheric, and captivating. The plot revolves around legends and myths, adventurers, and an obsessive quest. The main genres are drama, foreign, and period. In terms of style, Aguirre, the Wrath of God is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a jungle. Aguirre, the Wrath of God is located in Peru. It takes place in the 16th century. It is drawn from a biography and originally a true story. Aguirre, the Wrath of God has received attention for being a masterpiece, essential viewing, and an award winner. Note that it involves violent content.
Summary of Aguirre, the Wrath of God
Based on the journals of Brother Gaspar de Carvajal, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD is director Werner Herzog's hallucinatory tale of Spanish colonialists searching for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, in 16th-century Peru. When the travellers reach an impasse, a scouting party is assembled to search for any traces of the mythical empire. As they attempt to forge their way through the dense jungle, more and more of the party falls ill while their ruthless leader, Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), grows increasingly insane.
Widely considered to be Herzog's finest film, AGUIRRE, which shares much in common with Francis Ford Coppola's APOCALYPSE NOW, highlights the director's visionary approach to filmmaking. Like Coppola's film, accounts of AGUIRRE's shooting are laced with legendary incidents, such as the time Herzog reportedly held a gun to Kinski's head to get him to finish a scene. Whatever transpired between Herzog and Kinski, it made for astonishing cinema, as evidenced by the actor's haunting performance and the entire film's powerfully hypnotic mood.
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| Language: | German |
| Country: | West Germany, Peru, Mexico |
| Release date: | 3 April 1977 |
| Runtime: | 93 min |
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