Werner Herzog: Ecstatic Truth and Other Useless Conquests

Werner Herzog, a renowned director of the European new wave, gained fame in the 1970s for his larger-than-life characters and documentaries. His book "The Rogue Film School" offers rare insights into his secret film school and interviews with him.

Format: Hardback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 14 June 2021
Publisher: Reaktion Books

Werner Herzog came to fame in the 1970s as the European new wave explored new cinematic ideas. With films like Signs of Life (1968), Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) and Fitzcarraldo (1982), Herzog became the subject of public debate, particularly due to his larger-than-life characters, often played by the mad Klaus Kinski. After the success of his documentary Grizzly Man (2005), Herzog began to lead a new form of hybrid documentary, and his tough attitude towards life and film made him a director’s director for a new generation.Kristoffer Hegnsvad’s award-winning book guides the reader through films depicting gangster priests, bear whisperers, shoe eating, revolutionary filmmakers. . . and a penguin. It is full of rare insights from Herzog’s otherwise secret Rogue film school, and features interviews with Herzog.

Weight: 840g
Dimension: 165 x 228 x 36 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789144109