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Klaus Kinski, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Peter Berling, Claudia Cardinale, Paul Hittscher, Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Der exzentrische Brian Sweeney Fitzcarraldo ist von der Idee besessen, mitten in dem unberhrten Amazonas-Dschungel ein groes Opernhaus zu bauen. Von den Ersparnissen seiner Freundin, der Bordell-Besitzerin Molly, kauft Fitzcarraldo einen alten Flussdampfer. Damit will er in ein unerschlossenes Kautschukgebiet schippern, um dort das Geld für den Bau zu erwirtschaften. Kautschuk gilt als das Gold des Urwalds. Um die gefhrlichen Stromschnellen einer Flussmndung zu umgehen, entwickelt der Besessene einen atemberaubenden Plan Hunderte von Indios sollen das riesige Schiff ber eine unpassierbare Urwaldhhe transportieren... (Verleiher-Text)
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This film must be admired for the fact that the creators actually went for it. Kinski was a madman at first sight, but Herzog supported him brilliantly. From their peculiar artistic relationship came something that is brilliantly crazy or crazily brilliant. The transportation of the steamship over the mountains is an incredible example of how any artistic vision is truly achievable.
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Herzog’s greatness syndrome at its best – it’s a pity that it was probably felt the most by the people present during the shooting. The viewer is swayed by the rapids of a vast river and in the second half impressed by the majestic view of a colossal steamboat in the Peruvian jungle, but unfortunately, the gradual psychological pressure and the fall into the clutches of madness that I expected is missing. Thanks to Kinski’s impulsive character and the skilfully built aura of expectations, you’ll probably eat Fitzcarraldo like candy, but its flavour doesn’t resonate as much as the premise and the exhausting reconstruction warranted. 70%
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If Herzog won’t come to the mountain, then the mountain must go to Herzog!
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Klaus Kinski and Werner Herzog are insane. They conveyed human madness in the form of Fitzcarraldo and turned into a movie of the same name. And I really don't know who the bigger freak here is: Kinski, who looks like he's just stuck a fork into the socket, or Herzog, who wanted the staff to move the whole ship over the mountains in Peru and even used it for a final scene that I’ll never forget. It’s a movie that makes it easy to realize that someone could have gotten themselves killed during the filming (which did actually happen), and also that there was no one from the crew who didn’t also become a stuntman.
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The story of a dreamer trying to reach unconquered lands and bring opera to the wild Amazonian savages. The scene of the steamer being carried over a hill on dry ground is unforgettable. Klaus Kinski has so much charisma he could dish it out and it’s impossible to take your eyes off him throughout the film. It is also worth mentioning the great and certainly very expensive production design.
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