Audio / Video

Burden of dreams

  • Part 1
  • 00:04:29
  • Part 2
  • 00:01:16

Description

Goes behind the scenes in the making of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle. Filmmaker Les Blank captured the production, made perilous by Herzog's determination not to use models or special effects.

Details

Title

Burden of dreams

Creator

Blank, Les.

Gosling, Maureen.

Herzog, Werner, 1942-

Kinski, Klaus.

Cardinale, Claudia, 1939-

Robards, Jason.

Jagger, Mick.

Laughlin, Candace.

Creator

Flower Films (Firm)

Criterion Collection (Firm)

Published

[United States], Criterion Collection, 2004.

Full Collection Name

Media Resources Center Selections

Subject (Person)

Herzog, Werner, 1942-

Subject (Topic)

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Subject (Uniform Title)

Fitzcarraldo (Motion picture)

Type

Video

Extent

1 videodisc (95 min.)

Other Physical Details

sd., col.

Dimensions

4 3/4 in.

Language

In English, German, Spanish and indigenous Peruvian languages, with optional English subtitles; closed captioned.

Archive

The Library

Note

Originally released in 1982.

Special features: Audio commentary by Les Blank, Maureen Gosling and Werner Herzog; "Dreams and burdens," a 38 min. interview with Werner Herzog; "Werner Herzog eats his shoe" (1980, 20 min.), a film by Blank featuring Herzog fulfilling a bet; deleted scenes; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.

Provenance

D0028 purchase 2012/08/30

Standard Rights Statement

Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. Access by appt. only.

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Collection

MRC Selections

Tracks

burden.mp4 Part 1 0:04:29

burden2.mp4 Part 2 0:01:16

Linked Resources

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