Stroszek is a 1977 german tragicomedy film directed by werner herzog and starring bruno s. Stroszek himself is just released from a mental institution. From terrys smithsonian folkways album harmonica and vocal solos1952. Claudio alcara, guitarist and founder of frostmoon eclipse, one of italys original and longest serving black metal bands, has, with stroszek, been able to successfully distance himself from the oldschool black metal for which he is better known, and use his considerable skills as a guitarist and. Having reneged on a promise to cast bruno in the film woyzeck for which he was replaced by klaus kinski, herzog wrote stroszek in just four days, taking aspects of the mysterious actors biography for inspiration.
The inimitable werner herzog is generally known to take on film projects that are more than challenging, both in terms of production and realization, and that also involves working with actors who are difficult to say the least. Werner herzog premiered january 12, 1977 so your car is kaput. Who else but werner herzog would make a film about a retarded exprisoner, a little old man and a prostitute, who leave germany to begin a. Inside is eva, prostitute and friend, engaged in an argument with her pimp. The three main characters flee germany for the promise of opportunity in america. He befriends eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves germany to live in wisconsin. They move to wisconsin to escape evas abusive pimps. Stroszek analysis by philip brubaker werner herzogs stroszek 1977 is a film both in german and english. Werner herzogs stroszek 1977 easily qualifes as one of the weirdest features ever made. A solitary middleaged station manager is haunted by troubling memories of his past when he learns the line his station is on will be. I watched it with a friend who was a great fan and felt nothing but pure bewilderment. To read a description of werner herzogs 1977 film stroszek, it sounds like one of the most depressing films ever made. Stroszek 1977 online subtitrat in romana filme online.
The sublime fata morgana 1971 despite herzogs preposterous claim that it is a scifi film about an intergalactic war and the wonderfully perverse even dwarfs started small 1970, almost as much as the explicitly documentary land of. Herzogs most realistic film, stroszek 1977, is a bittersweet tale of isolation concerning a german immigrant who, with his two misfit companions, finds the dairy lands of wisconsin to be lonelier and bleaker than the slums of berlin. An alcoholic is released from prison in berlin and immediately makes for the nearest bar, where he meets an abused prostitute who he takes pity on and agrees to help, prompting her pimps to show up and beat them up, destroying his accordion with which he scratches. It is impossible for the audience to anticipate a single shot or development. The film follows the fortunes street performer bruno stroszek as he leaves berlin for an adventurous journey to america. Stroszek 1977 after finishing my graduate program last month, i decided to treat myself to a few presents. Can anything be bleaker than the shabby slums of berlin. Herzogs clever use of kitschy folk music is just one perfect element in this mesmerizing, seriocomic ballad of america, in which a trio of unlikely friends leave their dreary lives in berlin, certain that wealth and comfort await in america. We watch with a kind of fascination, because herzog cuts loose from narrative and follows his characters through the relentless logic of their adventure. Bruno stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking.
In berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins. Herzogs stroszek from 1977 is a meditative cinematic triumph and remains a prominent film moment from the last century. Stroszek is more a peculiar drama and we get the sense that there is much more to the story and of its characters that herzog is letting on. Stroszek after being released from prison, berlin street musician bruno stroszek bruno s. It was written in four days specifically for bruno s. There are several beautiful and humanistic moments in the film, whether its the extraordinary shot of the fleetwood home being towed off the land leaving bruno all alone to helplessly stare at the empty. Stroszek 1977 is a comedy, drama movie starring bruno s. Stroszek is een westduitse dramafilm uit 1977 onder regie van werner herzog. Unfortunately, they arent quite able to make it in america. Director werner herzog is renowned for introducing unconventional elements to his films which, far from being merely contrived gimmicks, coax out unexpected truths from his fiction. Nosferatu the vampyre is a 1979 horror film written and directed by werner herzog.
Vezi acum stroszek 1977 online subtitrat in romana calitate hd. Even when he made stroszek 1978, herzogs work had reflected parallel interests in documentary and narrative fiction forms. Werner herzogs bleak and absurdist comedy demystifying the american dream is widely considered one of his best films, yet whilst i can. So along with his prostitute girlfriend eva mattes and an eccentric neighbor clemens scheitz, stroszek moves to america, where hes told, everyone is rich. Herzog seems to have run for cover after heart of glass, a supposedly difficult film beneath whose seemingly impenetrable. Tcmdb archive materials view all archives 0 overview. Stroszek is one of werner herzogs most accessible films, and one of his best.
In berlin, they find themselves victims of vicious brutes, who prostitute ewa, stroszeks friend. Stroszek is the acoustic project of claudio alcara, playing music in an acousticneofolk vein. In berlin, an alcoholic man, recently released from prison, joins his elderly friend and a prostitute in a determined dream to leave germany and seek a better life in wisconsin. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share. Lost john by sonny terry used in stroszek 1977 and the bad lieutenant. He is threatened readmission if he drinks, exits, and immediately enters a bar. Stroszek is a 1977 film by german director werner herzog. Stroszek 1977 is one of the oddest films ever made. Werner herzog film about street musician bruno stroszek and his friends. Stroszek 1977 1080p werner herzog full movie in german. Bruno s stars as an exmental patient who dreams of the socalled. The film is set primarily in 19thcentury wismar, germany and transylvania, and was conceived as a stylistic remake of f. One of the more notable items that arrived during this barrage of amazon deliveries was a collection of werner herzog films, aptly titled herzog.
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