Mar 07, 2010 stroszek 1977 west germany 115m, colour director. Stroszek is a look at the illfated aspirations of a couple cardcarrying members of the german lumpenproletariat. Stroszek after being released from prison, berlin street musician bruno stroszek bruno s. Werner herzogs bleak and absurdist comedy demystifying the american dream is widely considered one of his best films, yet whilst i can. I do mostly, and therefore wasnt tempted to jump off a bridge at the end of this movie, but i dont know that id go as far as to say its riotously funny, as its marketing poster suggests. Was a licensed amateur ham radio operator with the call sign w4cgp. The ending makes a little bit more sense if you know that director werner herzog has a crippling fear of chickens.
Werner herzog season stroszek 1977 the journey down our long and winding road with our strange companions continues, but before we get into herzogs first american feature you must read this, as great a snapshot illustration of the mans perspective on life, the primacy of your individual conduct and the elemental forces which shape all our mortal spans. Sep 09, 2010 to read a description of werner herzogs 1977 film stroszek, it sounds like one of the most depressing films ever made. So along with his prostitute girlfriend eva mattes and an eccentric neighbor clemens scheitz, stroszek moves to america, where hes told, everyone is rich. 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 movie commences with his release from prison after serving a twoplusyear sentence for an unspecified crime. Putting together an accomplished actor eva mattes with a non actor the unforgettable bruno s. Watch stroszek 1977 full movie free online streaming tubi. 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. The premise about a mentallyimpaired german excon, a prostitute and a diminutive, wizened octogenarian scientist who collectively move from berlin to rural wisconsin and take up in a hideous prefabricated trailer is unquestionably bizarre, but stroszek is also, in its own.
Stroszek is brimming with the filmmakers iconoclastic style. Actually, ordinary bank workers just doing their jobs amateur cast. Werner herzogs stroszek 1977 easily qualifes as one of the weirdest features ever made. It also features an intense, disconcerting performance from bruno schleinstein, the enigmatic actor who herzog worked with on two films in the 1970s and who then dropped off. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Aug 17, 2010 final scene from werner herzogs stroszek feat. It featured the 28th world championship of drivers and the 20th international cup for formula 1 constructors, which commenced on 9 january 1977, and ended on 23 october after seventeen races, making it the longest formula one season in the sports history at the time. Werner herzog film about street musician bruno stroszek and his friends. States and the high expectations put on him as a rookie with a lot riding on his first season. Herzog seems to have run for cover after heart of glass, a supposedly difficult.
His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who are in conflict with nature. Herzogs stroszek from 1977 is a meditative cinematic triumph and remains a prominent film moment from the last century. Herzog seems to have run for cover after heart of glass, a supposedly difficult film beneath whose seemingly impenetrable. Werner herzog season stroszek 1977 mintys menagerie. Herzog knows how to use music in films, and here is a prime example. 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. We watch with a kind of fascination, because herzog cuts loose from narrative and follows his characters through the relentless logic of their adventure. Stroszek is a darkly fascinating and oddly humorous film that follows the life of a destitute musician who moves to america to escape the brutality of street life. Can anything be bleaker than the shabby slums of berlin. Museum secrets season 1 3 complete webhd 720p march 21, 2020. If you want to start a mainstroszek page, just click the edit button above. The premise about a mentallyimpaired german excon, a prostitute and a diminutive, wizened octogenarian scientist who collectively move from berlin to rural wisconsin and take up in a hideous prefabricated trailer is unquestionably bizarre, but stroszek is also, in its own idiosyncratic way, a.
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. If you want to start a main stroszek page, just click the edit button above. Stroszek will potentially depress the hell out of you unless you happen to find werner herzogs brand of offbeat filmmaking amusing. Stroszek, directed by werner herzog, features bruno s. Just released from a jail term of 2 1 2 years in berlin, bruno stroszek goes through all of the formalities of being released and is given back all of his personal belongings. Known to be quite a depressing film, it was the last movie watched by joy divisions frontman ian curtis subject of movie control before he committed suicide and has an ending that the crew were not happy with and director werner herzog persevered with. 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. 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 out his. Your spartacus membership allows you to rent dvds at spartacus. Stroszek 1977 is one of the oddest films ever made. Stroszek obtained further cult notoriety for supposedly being the film ian curtis, singer of joy division, watched before committing suicide in 1980, a not entirely verifiable fact depicted in the films 24 hour party people 2002 and control 2007. Brunos alcoholism is the source of many of his problems all devouring black hole loan sharks. Herzog always has one or two bits of indelible imagery in his films. Werner herzog premiered january 12, 1977 so your car is kaput.
To read a description of werner herzogs 1977 film stroszek, it sounds like one of the most depressing films ever made. Stroszek is the acoustic project of claudio alcara, playing music in an acousticneofolk vein. When, however, herzog reflected that kinski was bettersuited to this part, he wrote stroszek especially for bruno s by way of compensation and as a. Werner herzogs bleak and absurdist comedy demystifying the american dream is widely considered one of his best films, yet whilst i can certainly admire it im not sure i share the near universal enthusiasm. When werner was two weeks old, his mother took refuge in the remote bavarian village of sachrang in the chiemgau alps, after the house next to theirs was destroyed during an allied bombing raid in world war ii. 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. In it, bruno stroszek is a german alcoholic who, released from prison, takes in a prostitute. One dvd rental at a time, please title type of film format a tornallom 2005 documentary dvd accordions rising 2015 documentary dvd across the universe 2007 drama dvd the act of continue reading dvd rentals. Stroszek 1977 while wim wenders saw wonder and promise in the american landscape, his fellow new german stalwart werner herzog was not so charitable. Jul 10, 2016 several films however were more obscure, including titles that i had never seen or even heard of. Bruno schleinstein obituary actor and musician known as bruno s, chosen by werner herzog to play social misfits in his films bruno s in in herzogs film stroszek, 1977. The actors speaking style and mannerisms are much the same in both films, but ultimately this film falls short of the earlier one.
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. Perhaps i had other concerns during the week it was shown. Stroszek is a 1977 film by german director werner herzog. The film follows the fortunes street performer bruno stroszek as he leaves berlin for an adventurous journey to america.
Stroszek is a film that plays loose with narrative structure as a recently. But i never saw stroszek, which was also released in that decade. Jun 10, 2015 werner herzog season stroszek 1977 the journey down our long and winding road with our strange companions continues, but before we get into herzogs first american feature you must read this, as great a snapshot illustration of the mans perspective on life, the primacy of your individual conduct and the elemental forces which shape all our mortal spans as you are likely to see. They move to wisconsin to escape evas abusive pimps. Edition discs amazon price new from used from dvd please retry. The film is presented in colour and widescreen format 1. It was written in four days specifically for bruno s. The 1977 formula one season was the 31st season of the fias formula one motor racing. Stroszek 1977 is a comedy, drama movie starring bruno s. Bruno stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. Coincidentally, stroszek was made thirty years ago. Unfortunately, they arent quite able to make it in america. Aug 22, 2010 bruno schleinstein obituary actor and musician known as bruno s, chosen by werner herzog to play social misfits in his films bruno s in in herzogs film stroszek, 1977. Stroszek zweitausendeins edition deutscher film 21977.
Apr 19, 2018 a series of short, highly irreverent, and often tasteless skits. 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. One of these is herzogs 1977 road film stroszek, a title often regarded as one of the directors best. Stroszek is a darkly fascinating and oddly humorous film that follows the life of a destitute musician who. 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. Stroszek follows an exconvict occasional leading man bruno s. Grizzly man is just as good as anything herzog made thirty years ago. Stroszek is a 1977 german tragicomedy film directed by werner herzog and starring bruno s. Herzog was born werner stipetic in munich, to elizabeth stipetic, an austrian of croatian descent, and dietrich herzog, who was german. Bruno s stars as an exmental patient who dreams of the socalled. It is impossible for the audience to anticipate a single shot or development. Overview of stroszek, 1977, directed by werner herzog, with bruno schleinstein, eva mattes, clemens scheitz, at turner classic movies.
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