Werner Herzog - A Guide for the Perplexed

One of the best things published about cinema.' <i>Sight & Sound</i> <b><b> </b>Herzog was once hailed by Francois Truffaut as the most important director alive. Famous for his frequent collaborations with mercurial actor Klaus Kinski - including the epics <i>Aguirre the Wrath of God</i> and <i>Fitzcarraldo</i> and the terrifying <i>Nosferatu</i> - and more recently with documentaries such as <i>Grizzly Man</i> <i>Cave of Forgotten Dreams</i> and <i>Into the Abyss</i> Herzog has built a body of work that is one of the most vital in post-war German cinema. Here he reflects on his legendary and inspiring career. </b>