Mar 07, 2010 stroszek 1977 west germany 115m, colour director. Stroszek 1977 whc 1080p x265 10bit tigole watch online download subtitles searcher. The actors speaking style and mannerisms are much the same in both films, but ultimately this film falls short of the earlier one. Perhaps i had other concerns during the week it was shown. How it is so easy to fall from grace and to do bad things in order to get by. Overview of stroszek, 1977, directed by werner herzog, with bruno schleinstein, eva mattes, clemens scheitz, at turner classic movies. In berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins his elderly friend and a prostitute in a determined dream to leave germany and seek a better life in wisconsin. Realism and surrealism collide in this downbeat tale of strangers in a strange land. The delights and revelations of the new german cinema, as exemplified in the movies of werner herzog and rainer werner. Stroszek 1977 is a comedy, drama movie starring bruno s. But once there, he finds it barely the land of opportunity and has to eke out a meagre existence on the barren trailer parks of wisconsin. Werner herzogs bleak and absurdist comedy demystifying the american dream is widely considered one of his best films, yet whilst i can certainly admire it im not sure i share the near universal enthusiasm.
Werner herzogs stroszek 1977, bruno ss song youtube. One of these is herzogs 1977 road film stroszek, a title often regarded as one of the directors best. Perhaps the film was a personal statement from director werner herzog, who has often made films independently. Coincidentally, stroszek was made thirty years ago. Bruno stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. So along with his prostitute girlfriend eva mattes and an eccentric neighbor clemens scheitz, stroszek moves to america, where hes told, everyone is rich. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Grizzly man is just as good as anything herzog made thirty years ago. Herzog seems to have run for cover after heart of glass, a supposedly difficult film beneath whose seemingly impenetrable.
In it, bruno stroszek is a german alcoholic who, released from prison, takes in a prostitute. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the carol burnett show anytime, anywhere. Stroszek is a 1977 film by german director werner herzog. The sublime fata morgana 1971 despite herzogs preposterous claim that it is a scifi film about an intergalactic war and the wonderfully perverse even dwarfs started small 1970, almost as much as the explicitly documentary land of. Stroszek 1977 by werner herzog by actingout politics. Stroszek is a darkly fascinating and oddly humorous film that follows the life of a destitute musician who moves to america to escape the brutality of street life.
Stroszek analysis by philip brubaker werner herzogs stroszek 1977 is a film both in german and english. Act of killing director joshua oppenheimer picks his favourite. Extras include jack bonds longunseen south bank show episode on herzog from 1982. Werner herzogs stroszek 1977 is in my view one of the great films, but it has a difficulttocategorize nature that has always made it a challenge for many viewers and as a consequence has led to its neglect. The original trailer in high definition of stroszek directed by werner herzog and starring bruno s. Claudio alcara, guitarist and founder of frostmoon eclipse, one of italys original and longest serving black metal bands, has, with stroszek, been able to successfully distance himself from the oldschool black metal for whic read more. The three main characters flee germany for the promise of opportunity in america. Watch the carol burnett show episodes online season 10. With nothing to lose, the new couple decide to emigrate to the united states with their neighbor scheitz clemens scheitz, whose american nephew lives in rural wisconsin. This 1977 offering may very well be the legendary directors strangest picture, yet, for me, its peculiar nature is what makes the. Herzogs stroszek from 1977 is a meditative cinematic triumph and remains a prominent film moment from the last century.
See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Stroszek follows the fortunes of a street performer as he leaves berlin for america. Jul 10, 2016 several films however were more obscure, including titles that i had never seen or even heard of. Aug 17, 2010 final scene from werner herzogs stroszek feat. Stroszek 1977 1080p werner herzog full movie in german. Stroszek 1977 werner herzog synopsis, characteristics. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
Stroszek is a surrealistically stylized saga about the trio of european eccentrics awkward attempts to settle into american freedom. But i never saw stroszek, which was also released in that decade. Bruno s stars as an exmental patient who dreams of the socalled. An alcoholic is released from prison in berlin and immediately makes for the nearest bar, where he meets an abused prostitute who he takes pity on and agrees to help, prompting her pimps to show up and beat them up, destroying his accordion with which he scratches out his. Herzog always has one or two bits of indelible imagery in his films. Herzog knows how to use music in films, and here is a prime example.
Sep 09, 2010 to read a description of werner herzogs 1977 film stroszek, it sounds like one of the most depressing films ever made. Putting together an accomplished actor eva mattes with a non actor the unforgettable bruno s. Stroszek, directed by werner herzog, features bruno s. Aug 09, 2017 its become a tradition that every time i watch a werner herzog film on dvd, i immediately do so again with the directors commentary track on, and as it turns out herzog had quite a bit to say about stroszek. Sic magazine commented no disrespect to the manics but i think there is more to stroszek than mere sloganeering. Jun 10, 2015 werner herzog season stroszek 1977 the journey down our long and winding road with our strange companions continues, but before we get into herzogs first american feature you must read this, as great a snapshot illustration of the mans perspective on life, the primacy of your individual conduct and the elemental forces which shape all our mortal spans as you are likely to see. Stroszek is a look at the illfated aspirations of a couple cardcarrying members of the german lumpenproletariat. In berlin, they find themselves victims of vicious brutes, who prostitute ewa, stroszek s friend. And stroszek has the greatest ending in the history of cinema. Stroszek is a film that plays loose with narrative structure as a recently. Even when he made stroszek 1978, herzogs work had reflected parallel interests in documentary and narrative fiction forms. Werner herzog season stroszek 1977 mintys menagerie.
Herzogs most realistic film, stroszek 1977, is a bittersweet tale of isolation concerning a german immigrant who, with his two misfit companions, finds the dairy lands of wisconsin to be lonelier and bleaker than the slums of berlin. Bob ross winter frost season 10 episode 12 duration. Stroszek is really a film about how hard it can be to make it as an independent adult. Can anything be bleaker than the shabby slums of berlin.
Stroszek is brimming with the filmmakers iconoclastic style. We watch with a kind of fascination, because herzog cuts loose from narrative and follows his characters through the relentless logic of their adventure. The latest case in point is herzogs stroszek now at the inner circle. Doug daniels wrought iron basslines must be the safest place in the world for a sensitive soul to hide while les willoxs minimalist guitar licks are borderline erotic. It is impossible for the audience to anticipate a single shot or development. Werner herzog premiered january 12, 1977 so your car is kaput. Stroszek 1977 is one of the oddest films ever made. Stroszek is a 1977 german tragicomedy film directed by werner herzog and starring bruno s. It was written in four days specifically for bruno s.
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