Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes

(‘Aguirre, the Wrath of God’), FRG, 1972, directed by Werner Herzog

95 minutes / 35mm / OV w/ Engl. sub

Herzog’s first trip into the Peruvian rainforest was hardly uncontroversial. On location, he stages the insane enterprise of a Spanish conquistador, who is searching for the legendary Eldorado, planning the foundation of a model state with a new humankind. A conqueror rather than an adventurer, he pursues his goal ruthlessly and lawlessly, which ends in failure as he drifts alone on the river with a troop of monkeys towards destruction. Imperialism and hubris, contempt for humanity and ignorance are the themes, with the greatest possible authenticity the goal. It was Herzog’s first collaboration with Klaus Kinski, the ideal casting for an obsessive of this kind.

The screening is part of the film series “Werner Herzog”.

→ Kino Arsenal – Potsdamer Straße 2 – 10785 Berlin | Admission: € 8,50