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Dominican Rep. Aguirre, the Wrath of God
11,098
Adventure. Drama
Herzog always said that right from their first encounter, he knew he would end up taking advantage of Kinski's turbulent personality. He was chosen to play choleric Aguirre, a character in constant clash with his crew and the abrupt Amazonian landscape. Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo mark the beginning and the end of the golden era of fictional Herzog. Peru, 1570, Lope de Aguirre mutinies against his captain and leads a group of men on the ... [+]
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"If it is true that you have to be a bit of a madman to make movies, Herzog qualifies as an exemplar (...) The movie merges landscapes and character with such force that, once seen, you never forget it (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
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"A splendid and haunting work." | POS |
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"One of the great folies de grandeur of 1970s cinema (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
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"Herzog’s mad masterpiece from 1972 still has its hallucinatory charge (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)" | POS |
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"Of modern filmmakers, Werner Herzog is the most visionary (...) Harrowing (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)" | POS |
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"'Aguirre, Wrath of God' is not just a great movie but an essential one" | POS |
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