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Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog at Ebertfest 2007.
Born Werner Stipetić
September 5, 1942 (1942-09-05) (age 65)
Munich, Germany
Years active 1962–present
Spouse(s) Martje Grohmann,
Christine Maria Ebenberger,
Lena Pisetski (1999–)

Werner Herzog (born Werner Stipetić on September 5, 1942) is a German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto

He is often associated with the German New Wave movement (also called New German Cinema), along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Wim Wenders and others. New German cinema ( German -Neuer Deutsche Film or JDF „Junger Deutscher Film“ is a period in German cinema which lasted from the late 1960s into the 1980s New German cinema ( German -Neuer Deutsche Film or JDF „Junger Deutscher Film“ is a period in German cinema which lasted from the late 1960s into the 1980s Rainer Werner Fassbinder (May 31 1945 &ndash June 10 1982 was a German Film director, Screenwriter and Actor. Margarethe von Trotta (born 21 February 1942, Berlin) is a German Film director and a member of the New German Cinema movement Volker Schlöndorff (born in Wiesbaden, Germany on March 31, 1939) is a Berlin -based German filmmaker Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, His films often feature heroes with impossible dreams or people with unique talents in obscure fields.

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Early life and family

Herzog was born Werner Stipetić (pronounced [stɪpɛtɪtʃ]) in Munich. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. He adopted his father's name Herzog, which means "duke" in German, when his father returned from a prisoner of war camp after World War II. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. A prisoner-of-war camp is a site for the containment of enemy combatants captured by the enemy in time of war and is similar to an Internment camp which is used for civilian World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [1][2] His family moved to a remote village in Austria after the house next to theirs was destroyed during the bombing at the close of World War II. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including [2] When he was 12, he and his family moved back to Munich and shared an apartment with Klaus Kinski in Elisabethstraße in Munich-Schwabing. Klaus Kinski ( October 18, 1926 &ndash November 23, 1991) was a German Actor, famous for his ability to project onscreen About this, Herzog recalled, "I knew at that moment that I would be a film director and that I would direct Kinski".

The same year, Herzog was told to sing in front of his class at school and he adamantly refused. He was almost expelled for this and until the age of 18 listened to no music, sang no songs and studied no instruments. He later said that he would easily give 10 years from his life to be able to play an instrument. At 14 he was inspired by an encyclopedia entry about film-making which he says provided him with "everything I needed to get myself started" as a film-maker - that, and the 35 mm camera that the young Herzog stole from the Munich Film School. An encyclopedia (or '''encyclopædia''') is a comprehensive written Compendium that contains Information on either all branches of Knowledge This article is about motion picture film cameras See Video camera for cameras which record images electronically [1] He studied at the University of Munich despite earning a scholarship to Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München also known as LMU, is a University in Munich and with more Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit is a private Catholic university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern He supposedly dropped out in a matter of days and made his way to Mexico where he worked in a rodeo.

In the early 1960s Herzog worked night shifts as a welder in a steel factory to help fund his first films. Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials usually Metals or Thermoplastics by causing coalescence.

Herzog has been married three times and has had three children. In 1967, Herzog married Martje Grohmann, with whom he had a son in 1973, Rudolph Amos Achmed. In 1980 his daughter Hanna Mattes was born to Eva Mattes. In 1987, Herzog married Christine Maria Ebenberger. Their son, Simon David Alexander Herzog, was born in 1989. In 1999 he married Lena Pisetski. They now live in Los Angeles.

Films and criticism

Herzog's films have received considerable critical acclaim and achieved popularity on the art house circuit. An Art film (also called an “art cinema” “art movie” or in the U They have also been the subject of controversy in regard to their themes and messages, especially the circumstances surrounding their creation. A notable example is Fitzcarraldo, in which the obsessiveness of the central character was mirrored by the director during the making of the film. Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as the title character His treatment of subjects has been characterized as Wagnerian in its scope, as Fitzcarraldo and his later film Invincible (2001) are directly inspired by opera, or operatic themes. Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as the title character He is proud of never using storyboards and often improvising large parts of the script, as he explains on the commentary track to Aguirre, The Wrath of God. See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of Aguirre the Wrath of God (Aguirre der Zorn Gottes is an independent 1972 German Film written and directed by Werner Herzog

One theme running through Herzog's films are Chickens, which Herzog fears. The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from They appear in:[3]

Actors

Besides uses movie stars, German, American and otherwise, Herzog is known for using people from the locality in which he is shooting. Game in the Sand ( Spiel im Sand) is an unreleased Short film written and directed by Werner Herzog in 1964. Signs of Life ( Lebenszeichen) is a 1968 Feature film written directed and produced by Werner Herzog. Aguirre the Wrath of God (Aguirre der Zorn Gottes is an independent 1972 German Film written and directed by Werner Herzog Even Dwarfs Started Small ( Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen) is a 1970 film by German director Werner Herzog. Invincible (Unbesiegbar is a 2001 Drama Film written and directed by Werner Herzog. The White Diamond is a 2004 Documentary film by Werner Herzog. For other uses including various songs titled "Movie Star" see Movie star (disambiguation. Especially in his "documentaries", he uses locals to benefit his, as he calls it, "elastic truth", using footage of them both playing parts and being themselves.

Herzog has a small list of actors who regularly appear in his films. He directed five films starring Klaus Kinski: Aguirre, The Wrath of God, Nosferatu, Woyzeck, Fitzcarraldo, and Cobra Verde. Klaus Kinski ( October 18, 1926 &ndash November 23, 1991) was a German Actor, famous for his ability to project onscreen Aguirre the Wrath of God (Aguirre der Zorn Gottes is an independent 1972 German Film written and directed by Werner Herzog Nosferatu the Vampyre ( Ger. Nosferatu Phantom der Nacht, Eng. Woyzeck is a 1979 Film by the German director Werner Herzog that stars Klaus Kinski and Eva Mattes Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as the title character Cobra Verde (also known as Slave Coast) is a 1987 German drama Film based upon Bruce Chatwin 's In 1999 he directed and narrated the documentary film My Best Fiend, a retrospective on his often rocky relationship with Kinski. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality My Best Fiend ( German: Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski, literally My Dearest Enemy - Klaus Kinski) is a 1999 Documentary

Actors who appear repeatedly in Herzog films are:

Awards

Herzog and his films have won and been nominated for many awards over the years. Klaus Kinski ( October 18, 1926 &ndash November 23, 1991) was a German Actor, famous for his ability to project onscreen Bruno Schleinstein (born 2nd June 1932 is a German Film actor, Artist, and Musician. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser ( 1974) is a West German Film written and directed by Werner Herzog about the legend of Kaspar Hauser Stroszek is a 1977 film by German director Werner Herzog. It was written in four days specifically for Bruno S Eva Mattes (born on 14 December, 1954, in Tegernsee, Germany) is a German - Austrian Actress. José Lewgoy (1920 &ndash 2003 was an American - Brazilian Television, Film and Theatre Actor. Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as the title character Bradford Claude Dourif (born March 18 1950 is a BAFTA -winning and Academy Award - and Emmy -nominated American film and television Scream of Stone is a 1991 film directed by Werner Herzog about a climbing expedition on Cerro Torre. The Wild Blue Yonder is a Science fiction Film by the German director Werner Herzog, released in 2005. Heart of Glass ( Herz aus Glas) is a 1976 film written directed and produced by Werner Herzog, set in 18th century Bavaria. Most notably, Herzog won the best director award for Fitzcarraldo at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as the title character The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice,

Grizzly Man, directed by Herzog, won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival

Herzog was honored at the 49th San Francisco International Film Festival, receiving the 2006 Film Society Directing Award. Grizzly Man is a 2005 Documentary film by German director Werner Herzog. The Alfred P Sloan Prize is an award given each year starting in 2003 to a film at the Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States. The San Francisco International Film Festival, first held in December 1957 in San Francisco, is the oldest continuously running film festival in the Americas Four of his films have been shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival throughout the years: Herdsmen of the Sun in 1990, Bells from the Deep in 1993, Lessons of Darkness in 1993, and Wild Blue Yonder in 2006. Herzog's April of 2007 appearance at the Ebertfest in Champaign, IL earned him the Golden Thumb Award, and an engraved glockenspiel given to him by a young film maker inspired by his films. The glockenspiel ( German, "set of bells quot or "play-bells" also known as orchestra bells and in its portable

Filmography

Films

  1. Herakles (1962)
  2. Game in The Sand (1964)
  3. Last Words (1967)
  4. The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz (1967)
  5. Signs of Life (1968)
  6. Precautions Against Fanatics (1969)
  7. Even Dwarfs Started Small (1970)
  8. Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
  9. Fata Morgana (1971)
  10. Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
  11. The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (1974)
  12. The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974)
  13. How much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck (1976)
  14. No One Will Play With Me (1976)
  15. Heart of Glass (1976)
  16. La Soufrière (1977)
  17. Stroszek (1977)
  18. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
  19. Woyzeck (1979)
  20. Fitzcarraldo (1982)
  21. Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
  22. Cobra Verde (1987)
  23. Echoes From a Somber Empire (1990)
  24. Scream of Stone (1991)
  25. Lessons of Darkness (1992)
  26. Bells from the Deep (1993)
  27. Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)
  28. My Best Fiend (1999)
  29. Wings of Hope (2000)
  30. Pilgrimage (2001)
  31. Invincible (2001)
  32. Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet - (Ten Thousand Years Older) (2002)
  33. Wheel of Time (2003)
  34. The White Diamond (2004)
  35. The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)
  36. Grizzly Man (2005)
  37. Rescue Dawn (2007)
  38. Encounters at the End of the World (2007)

TV

  1. The Flying Doctors of East Africa (1969)
  2. Handicapped Future (1971)
  3. Glaube und Währung (1980)
  4. God's Angry Man (1980)
  5. Huie's Sermon (1980)
  6. The Dark Glow of the Mountains (1984)
  7. Ballad of the Little Soldier (1984)
  8. Les Français vus par... - (Les Gaulois) (1988)
  9. Wodaabe - Herdsmen of the Sun (1989)
  10. Film Lesson 1-4 (1990)
  11. Jag Mandir (1991)
  12. The Transformation of the World Into Music (1994)
  13. Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices (1995)
  14. The Lord and the Laden (a. Herakles ( Heracles) is a 1962 short film and the first film by German director Werner Herzog. Game in the Sand ( Spiel im Sand) is an unreleased Short film written and directed by Werner Herzog in 1964. Last Words ( Letzte Worte) is a 1968 Short film by Werner Herzog shot in Crete and on the island of Spinalonga. The Unprecedented Defence of the Fortress Deutschkreuz ( Die Beispiellose Verteidigung der Festung Deutschkreuz) is a 1966 Short film by Signs of Life ( Lebenszeichen) is a 1968 Feature film written directed and produced by Werner Herzog. Precautions Against Fanatics ( Massnahmen gegen Fanatiker) is a Short film by Werner Herzog filmed at a Harness racing track near Even Dwarfs Started Small ( Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen) is a 1970 film by German director Werner Herzog. Land of Silence and Darkness ( Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit) is a 1971 Documentary film by German director Fata Morgana is a film by Werner Herzog, shot in 1969 which captures mirages in the desert Aguirre the Wrath of God (Aguirre der Zorn Gottes is an independent 1972 German Film written and directed by Werner Herzog The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (Ge Die Große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner) is a 1974 documentary Film The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser ( 1974) is a West German Film written and directed by Werner Herzog about the legend of Kaspar Hauser How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck is a 1976 Documentary film by German director Werner Herzog, produced by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion No One Will Play With Me ( Mit mir will keiner spielen) is a 1976 Short film by Werner Herzog. Heart of Glass ( Herz aus Glas) is a 1976 film written directed and produced by Werner Herzog, set in 18th century Bavaria. La Soufrière - Warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe ("La Soufrière - Waiting for an Inevitable Disaster" is a 1977 West German Stroszek is a 1977 film by German director Werner Herzog. It was written in four days specifically for Bruno S Nosferatu the Vampyre ( Ger. Nosferatu Phantom der Nacht, Eng. Woyzeck is a 1979 Film by the German director Werner Herzog that stars Klaus Kinski and Eva Mattes Fitzcarraldo is a 1982 film written and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski as the title character Where the Green Ants Dream ( Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen) is a 1984 Film by German Film director Werner Herzog Cobra Verde (also known as Slave Coast) is a 1987 German drama Film based upon Bruce Chatwin 's Echoes From a Somber Empire ( Echos aus einem düsteren Reich) is a Documentary film by Werner Herzog about Jean-Bédel Bokassa Scream of Stone is a 1991 film directed by Werner Herzog about a climbing expedition on Cerro Torre. Lessons of Darkness (Lektionen in Finsternis is a 1992 film by German director Werner Herzog. Bells from the Deep Faith and Superstition in Russia, a 1993 Documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog, produced by Werner Little Dieter Needs to Fly is a 1997 Documentary film made for German television written and directed by Werner Herzog, produced My Best Fiend ( German: Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski, literally My Dearest Enemy - Klaus Kinski) is a 1999 Documentary Wings of Hope ( Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel) is a 2000 made for TV documentary directed by Werner Herzog. Invincible (Unbesiegbar is a 2001 Drama Film written and directed by Werner Herzog. Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 Film project resulting in two different films called The Trumpet and The Cello. Wheel of Time is a 2003 Documentary film by German director Werner Herzog about Tibetan Buddhism. The White Diamond is a 2004 Documentary film by Werner Herzog. The Wild Blue Yonder is a Science fiction Film by the German director Werner Herzog, released in 2005. Grizzly Man is a 2005 Documentary film by German director Werner Herzog. Rescue Dawn is a 2007 Film starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn. Encounters at the End of the World is a documentary film by Werner Herzog completed in 2007 God's Angry Man is a 1980 Documentary film about Gene Scott, directed by Werner Herzog. The Dark Glow of the Mountains is a TV documentary made in 1984 by German Filmmaker Werner Herzog. Ballad of the Little Soldier ( Ballade vom kleinen Soldaten) is a 1984 Documentary film directed by Werner Herzog about children soldiers The French as seen by ( Les Français vus par in French) was the title and subject of a series of five short films by notable directors The Transformation of the World Into Music, is a 1994 documentary film by German filmmaker Werner Herzog. Gesualdo Death for Five Voices (German Tod für fünf Stimmen) is a 1995 film by German director Werner Herzog filmed for ZDF k. a. God of the Burdened) [part 9 of the series "2000 Years of Christianity"] (1999)
  15. Wings of Hope (2000)

Opera

  1. Giovanna d'Arco (1989)
  2. Lohengrin (opera) (1991)
  3. La Donna del lago (1992)
  4. Tannhäuser (Wagner) (2000)

References

  1. ^ a b Bissell, Tom. Wings of Hope ( Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel) is a 2000 made for TV documentary directed by Werner Herzog. Giovanna d'Arco ( Joan of Arc) is an Operatic dramma lirico with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto Lohengrin is a romantic Opera (or music drama in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner. La donna del lago ( The Lady of the Lake) is an Opera by Gioachino Rossini with a Libretto by Andrea Leone Tottola Tannhäuser (full title Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg / Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg) is an Opera "The Secret Mainstream: Contemplating the mirages of Werner Herzog". Harper's. Harper's Magazine (also Harper's) is a monthly general-interest Magazine of literature politics culture finance and the arts December 2006.
  2. ^ a b "Werner Herzog on the Story Behind 'Rescue Dawn'", Fresh Air, October 27, 1998. Fresh Air is a Radio talk show hosted by Terry Gross, broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Retrieved on 2007-06-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce.  
  3. ^ Werner Herzog audio commentary to DVD of Signs of Life

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Persondata
NAME Herzog, Werner
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Werner Stipetić
SHORT DESCRIPTION German film director, screenwriter, actor, and opera director. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
DATE OF BIRTH 5 September 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Bavaria
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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