For Werner Herzog, filmmaking has always been a life or death pursuit. The 69 year old director nearly died at least five different times making his 1982 film "Fitzcarraldo" -- and that was just one movie in an almost forty year career! When you ask Herzog "How's it going?" at the start of an interview and he replies "Well, I'm still alive," it's not just a cute line; it's a personal accomplishment.
The struggle for survival in a mad world is a prominent theme in a lot of Herzog's work and it's crucial to the director's latest film, the documentary "Into the Abyss." Herzog travels to Texas where he interviews the survivors of a horrific triple homicide. He speaks with the victims' families, reverends, and even convicted killers, one of whom, Michael Perry, was scheduled to be executed just eight days after Herzog's visit. The subject matter -- an unthinkable and pointless...
The struggle for survival in a mad world is a prominent theme in a lot of Herzog's work and it's crucial to the director's latest film, the documentary "Into the Abyss." Herzog travels to Texas where he interviews the survivors of a horrific triple homicide. He speaks with the victims' families, reverends, and even convicted killers, one of whom, Michael Perry, was scheduled to be executed just eight days after Herzog's visit. The subject matter -- an unthinkable and pointless...
- 11/9/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
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