Post by manfromplanetx on Mar 4, 2017 21:03:28 GMT
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes , Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) Directed by Werner Herzog
A spellbinding adventure story that follows the travels of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadores down the Orinoco and Amazon River in South America in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado.
Loosely based on a real life figure Aquirre , the film creates a vision of madness and a sense of extreme folly.
The lush beauty of the unforgiving Amazonian jungle is magnificently portrayed and the film becomes hallucinatory as the lost adventurers are swallowed up by the jungle wilderness.
Filming took place on location in the Peruvian rainforest on the Amazon River, on tributaries of the Ucayali region. it was an arduous five-week production for all concerned. The cast and crew climbed mountains, cut through heavy scrub for access, and rode treacherous river rapids on rafts built by natives.
Deservedly highly praised by the critics and audiences, Aquirre influenced the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, and contains seemingly deliberate visual "quotations". Coppola himself has noted, "Aguirre, with its incredible imagery, was a very strong influence. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it".
I have always thought that Peter Weir must have seen Aquirre, his use of haunting flute in Picnic at Hanging Rock has some similarities in creating an intangible mood much like Hezog's film.
A genuinely haunting adventure classic...
A spellbinding adventure story that follows the travels of Spanish soldier Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadores down the Orinoco and Amazon River in South America in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado.
Loosely based on a real life figure Aquirre , the film creates a vision of madness and a sense of extreme folly.
The lush beauty of the unforgiving Amazonian jungle is magnificently portrayed and the film becomes hallucinatory as the lost adventurers are swallowed up by the jungle wilderness.
Filming took place on location in the Peruvian rainforest on the Amazon River, on tributaries of the Ucayali region. it was an arduous five-week production for all concerned. The cast and crew climbed mountains, cut through heavy scrub for access, and rode treacherous river rapids on rafts built by natives.
Deservedly highly praised by the critics and audiences, Aquirre influenced the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, and contains seemingly deliberate visual "quotations". Coppola himself has noted, "Aguirre, with its incredible imagery, was a very strong influence. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention it".
I have always thought that Peter Weir must have seen Aquirre, his use of haunting flute in Picnic at Hanging Rock has some similarities in creating an intangible mood much like Hezog's film.
A genuinely haunting adventure classic...