Aguirre, the Wrath of God
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| - | '''''Aguirre, the Wrath of God''''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes'') is an [[independent film|independent]] [[1972 in film|1972]] [[Cinema of Germany|German]] [[film]] written and directed by [[Werner Herzog]]. [[Klaus Kinski]] stars in the title role. The [[soundtrack]] was composed and performed by [[Popol Vuh (German band)|Popol Vuh]], a German [[progressive rock|progressive]]/ethno band that also contributed to other Herzog films. One of the [[film director|director]]'s most famous films, it was given an extensive [[art film|arthouse]] theatrical release in the United States in 1977. | + | '''''Aguirre, the Wrath of God''''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes'') is an [[independent film|independent]] [[1972 in film|1972]] [[Cinema of Germany|German]] [[film]] written and directed by [[Werner Herzog]]. [[Klaus Kinski]] stars in the title role. The [[soundtrack]] was composed and performed by [[Popol Vuh (German band)|Popol Vuh]], a [[Krautrock|German progressive]]/ethno band that also contributed to other Herzog films. One of the [[film director|director]]'s most famous films, it was given an extensive [[art film|arthouse]] theatrical release in the United States in 1977. |
| The story follows the travels of [[Lope de Aguirre]], who leads a group of [[conquistador]]es down the [[Amazon River]] in [[South America]] in search of the legendary city of gold, [[El Dorado (legend)|El Dorado]]. Using a minimalist story and dialogue, the film creates a vision of madness and folly, counterpointed by the lush but unforgiving Amazonian [[jungle]]. Although based loosely on what is known of the historical figure of Aguirre, the film's story line is, as Herzog acknowledged years after the film's release, a work of imagination. Some of the persons and situations may have been inspired by [[Gaspar de Carvajal]]'s account of an earlier Amazonian expedition, but Carvajal was not present on the historical voyage represented in the film. | The story follows the travels of [[Lope de Aguirre]], who leads a group of [[conquistador]]es down the [[Amazon River]] in [[South America]] in search of the legendary city of gold, [[El Dorado (legend)|El Dorado]]. Using a minimalist story and dialogue, the film creates a vision of madness and folly, counterpointed by the lush but unforgiving Amazonian [[jungle]]. Although based loosely on what is known of the historical figure of Aguirre, the film's story line is, as Herzog acknowledged years after the film's release, a work of imagination. Some of the persons and situations may have been inspired by [[Gaspar de Carvajal]]'s account of an earlier Amazonian expedition, but Carvajal was not present on the historical voyage represented in the film. | ||
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (German: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes) is an independent 1972 German film written and directed by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski stars in the title role. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Popol Vuh, a German progressive/ethno band that also contributed to other Herzog films. One of the director's most famous films, it was given an extensive arthouse theatrical release in the United States in 1977.
The story follows the travels of Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in South America in search of the legendary city of gold, El Dorado. Using a minimalist story and dialogue, the film creates a vision of madness and folly, counterpointed by the lush but unforgiving Amazonian jungle. Although based loosely on what is known of the historical figure of Aguirre, the film's story line is, as Herzog acknowledged years after the film's release, a work of imagination. Some of the persons and situations may have been inspired by Gaspar de Carvajal's account of an earlier Amazonian expedition, but Carvajal was not present on the historical voyage represented in the film.
Several critics have noted that Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now, a movie based on Joseph Conrad's 1902 novella Heart of Darkness, was influenced also by Aguirre, as it contains seemingly deliberate visual "quotations" of Herzog's film.
