Carmen Correa, Claudia Cardinale, David Perez Espinosa
A film about the making of Fitzcarraldo--Werner Herzog's eccentric piece about a fanatic determined to build an opera house in the Andean jungle. The project itself seemed doomed from the start as Her...( read more
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DVD Release Date: May 10, 2005
Stats: 153 reviews
To what lengths can you justify going to in order to satisfy your own vision? Werner Herzog is certainly among the most interesting of all filmmakers, and in "Burden of Dreams" we get a glimpse at what it took to create the legendary film known as "Fitzcarraldo".
Herzog's film,...( read more)
This is the only case that comes to my mind where the' making of' movie is better than the movie itself.
The greatest documentary about a film being made. It's amazing that Herzog was even able to SURVIVE, let alone complete one of the world's best films.
Unlike any documentary I have ever seen. It's also one of the most fucked up making of films I have seen. After watching this, I'm in awe that the film even got made at all.
I have yet to see Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo", but I seriously doubt that it will be anywhere near as interesting, as this documentary on the making of it.
This insane documentary about the making of Fitzcarraldo would make a wonderful companion piece to Hearts of Darkness. Herzog's ambition and maniacal drive are on full display in these very candid and completely engrossing film clips. This covers only a portion of the filming of ...( read more)
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