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Conquest of the Useless
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Looks like a lot of fun.
Of course it makes me think of that Lawrence Olivier line to Dustin Hoffman, wasn't it? "Have you tried acting?" Everything in the movies is fake, why not the locations?
John
I get the feeling from this book that the film was secondary for Herzog and his real quest was to get the steamship over the mountain.
I read a short story by Garry Kilworth called (I think) "Filming the Making of the Film of the Making of Fitzcarraldo". I feel the need to dig it out again now you've given me some background.
Mike
And I will dig out that story.
I may have to add Herzog to my "need to try to read" list. He sounds like an interesting fellow to attempt all that.
Glenna
Its a pretty great read, also try one or two of his movies. His documentaries in particular are wonderful.
"Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe" is good, too. It's not a Herzog documentary, it's by Les Blank (who has also made some terrific documentaries, his one about garlic is really good).
It's probably on YouTube.
John
And it was Les who did the documentary about the making of Fitzcaralldo which is just brilliant.
Herzog eats his shoe is on youtube somewhere, thats where I saw it.
Are you going to watch the Cave of Forgotten Dreams? It's in 3-D, Adrian...
I thought I posted here, but..
So the sequence is watch Fitzcarraldo, then watch the film about making it, then watch the video of Herzog interviewed about his book, then read the book, and then read the book about filming the making of the film about making the film of Fitzcarraldo.
Or should I just read This is the House that Jack Built again?
Matt
I think it sounds very cool.
Seana
As crazy as it sounds they're all great!
Seana, I've been thinking the same thing, only with fewer steps. It is rather daunting.
I read this instead of starting Anna Karenina.
I made the right choice.
Rob
I dont know. Anna Karenina is pretty good when - spoiler alert - she jumps in front of the train.
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