Aguirre, the wrath of god, known in the uk as aguirre, wrath of god, is a 1972 west german epic film written and. Werner herzogs aguirre, the wrath of god 1973 is one of the great haunting visions of the cinema. But in 1972 he made aguirre, wrath of god, about a doomed. The wrath of god is a film that combines the best elements of such diverse great films as alien, 2001. Aguirre is shown to visibly go insane, he mistreats everyone under him and he feels everyone is under him and acts as a dictator. Arguably the finest of the many collaborations between director werner herzog and actor klaus kinski, aguirre follows a doomed expedition of a spanish conquistador, whose quest for riches brings doom to his troops in the dense peruvian jungle. Aguirre, the wrath of god 1972 12 0402 1977 us adventure, drama, history 1h 33m user score. Aguirre, the wrath of god film by herzog 1972 britannica. Aguirre, the wrath of god was one of the most interesting movies we watched this semester. Every man for himself and god against all or the mystery of kaspar hauser is a. Nature and aguirres own unquenchable thirst for glory ultimately render him insane, in charge of nothing but a raft of corpses and chattering monkeys. The soundtrack was composed and performed by west german kosmische band popol vuh. Aguirre, the wrath of god, however, did he achieve wide recognition. Aguirre, the wrath of god is a 1972 west german film directed by werner herzog.
It tells the story of the doomed expedition of the conquistador gonzalo pizarro, who in 1560 and 1561 led a body of men into the peruvian rain forest, lured by stories of the lost city. Aguirre, the wrath of god was one of the media and drama good articles, but it has been removed from the list. Aguirre, wrath of god 1972 west germany 95mins source. Starring klaus kinski, helena rojo, del negro, ruy guerra. Aguirre, wrath of god is an obsessive film, about obsession. The blow would have killed the man were he not wearing his helmet.
No 11 best arthouse film of all time werner herzog, 1972 stuart jeffries. Aguirre, the wrath of god 1972 the movie database tmdb. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. In one opening scene, when the carriage holding aguirres daughter tips over and threatens to collapse, a hand comes in from the right side of the frame to assist the actors in steadying their hold. Aguirre received a theatrical release in the united states in 1977 by new yorker films. Klaus kinski, alejandro repulles, cecilia rivera, helena rojo, edward roland, ruy guerra werner herzog was born on 5th of september 1942 in munich as.
Moma werner herzogs aguirre, the wrath of god there is a thin line between cinematic illusion and the kind of delusion at the heart of aguirre, and the first facilitates the plausibility of the second. A breathtaking journey into the heart of darkness a few decades after the destruction of the inca empire, a spanish expedition leaves the mountains of peru and goes down the amazon river in search of. In that movie, filmed under arduous conditions in south american rainforests, kinski delivered a bravura performance that typified his screen image. What he has created is something that exists only the way it is because of the circumstances it was created in. Spectacularly set in the jungles of south america, werner herzogs historical adventure charts a spanish conquistadors descent into madness as he seizes control of. Aguirre, the wrath of god, follows a band of spanish explorers into unmapped territory, recording their gradual mental and physical selfdestruction. In 1975, popol vuh released an album entitled aguirre. With a stolen camera, a script, a tiny crew and no storyboard, herzog set out to film a story of megalomania and madness.
Aguirre, the wrath of god 1972 directed by werner herzog. Appearing in 1972, aguirre put herzog on the map of world cinema. The wrath of god is art in its purest and rawest form. This is the second time i watched a movie where the audio language was english. Although ostensibly a soundtrack album to herzogs film, the sixtrack lp included only two songs aguirre i lacrime di rei and aguirre ii taken from aguirre, the wrath of god. Aguirre, the wrath of god known in the uk as aguirre, wrath of god, is a 1972 epic historical. A haunting journey of natural wonder and tangible danger, aguirre transcends epic genre trappings and becomes mythological. The wrath of god is a haunting visionary adventure that was as much of an adventure to create as what we see on the screen. A breathtaking journey into the heart of darkness a few decades after the destruction of the inca empire, a spanish expedition leaves the mountains of peru and goes down the amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Similar to fast, cheap and out of control, aguirre focuses on obsession and madness. The four remaining tracks were derived from various recordings done by the group c. The idea for the film began when herzog borrowed a book on historical adventurers from a friend.
A breathtaking journey into the heart of darkness overview. Aguirre the wrath of god 1972 1080p bluray english subtitles. Aguirre had ursua murdered and proclaimed fernando the prince of peru. Fernando was eventually murdered when he questioned aguirres scheme of sailing to the atlantic, conquering panama, crossing the isthmus and invading peru. Werner herzog is the most austere of the new german directors, the one most concerned with characters trapped at the extremes of alienation and madness. Aguirre, the wrath of god 1973 full film by werner herzog youtube. Although some portions of the film seemed to drag, it featured some beautiful nature shots and also presented compelling philosophical arguments. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Werner herzogs aguirre, the wrath of god is one of the great haunting visions of the cinema. A few decades after the destruction of the inca empire, a spanish expedition leaves the mountains of peru and goes down the amazon river in search of gold and wealth. Aguirre proclaims to be the wrath of god, the conquerer of this uncivilised land, because he is an embodiment of colonialist or using the modernday term, capitalist culture. The wrath of god begins and ends with likeminded shots the first being that of a troupe of explorers scaling down a soaring cliff side in the andes mountains, and the last being that of a raft tugging steadily down a river as its inhabitants are picked off one by. Aguirre, the wrath of god 1973 full film by werner herzog.
Aguirre, the wrath of god leaves you feeling as if you are watching a documentary rather than a fictionalized drama. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The wrath of god 1972 was last rereleased here more than 10 years ago. Other articles where aguirre, the wrath of god is discussed. Jul 22, 2014 a few decades after the destruction of the inca empire, a spanish expedition leaves the mountains of peru and goes down the amazon river in search of gold and wealth. The captured indian speaks solemnly to the last remnants of a spanish expedition seeking the. He stalks back and forth across the deck, now half awash, vowing that he will personally find ei dorado, will conquer it singlehandedly, will populate it by marrying his sister. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Aguirre, the wrath of god roger ebert february 09, 1977. The picture kept fading in and out with the brightness factor, and i dont think it was a very good transfer. Jun 24, 2014 there is a thin line between cinematic illusion and the kind of delusion at the heart of aguirre, and the first facilitates the plausibility of the second. Nature and aguirre s own unquenchable thirst for glory ultimately render him insane, in charge of nothing but a raft of corpses and chattering monkeys. The wrath of god would have to count as one of my favorite movies of all time. Aguirre rebels against his commanding officer in the andes mountains and sets off with a number of soldiers.
Aguirre, a professional soldier, decided that he could use the 300 men to overthrow the spanish government in peru. In some ways, what you are seeing is nothing short of the absolute truth. The director, who immersed his entire cast in the amazonian jungle for a. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Media in category aguirre, the wrath of god this category contains only the following file. During one scene set in a native village, klaus kinski hit one of the crewmen over the head with his sword. He shows us, for long stretches of film, the muddy torrent of the waters. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. In addition to the attacks by the natives, there was the raging river itself, the tropical climate and diseases, and the internal dissensions within the group, which led to aquirres revolt, the proclamation of a kingdom separate from spain, and the true descent into madness, whereby aquirre would also proclaim that he was the wrath of god. In 1560, several score of spanish conquistadors, and a hundred indian slaves, march down from the newly conquered inca empire in the andes mountains into the jungles to.
I first saw this back in the mid90s on a poor quality vhs tape. The wrath of god 1972 22 part 12 video dailymotion. Watch aguirre, the wrath of god online 1972 movie yidio. Few actordirector relationships were more combative than that of klaus kinski and werner herzog most manage to creatively negotiate without resorting to the threat of lethal violence, but fewer still so dramatically brought out the best in each artist. But the films importance also derives from the young german directors tense, behindthescenes relationship with actor klaus kinski. Mar 17, 2015 werner herzogs aguirre, the wrath of god is one of the great haunting visions of the cinema. In the face of an uncontrollable phenomenal world what counts above all else is the faith one sustains in fictions of ones own making. The movie is about aguirre, a conquistador who initiates a rebellion against the leader of a search party.
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