Aguirre: The Wrath of God
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Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Aguirre, the Wrath of God) is a 1972 German film written and directed by Werner Herzog. Klaus Kinski stars in the title role.
The story follows the travels of Lope de Aguirre, who leads a group of conquistadores down the Amazon River in South America in search of a lost city of gold (El Dorado).
The film opens with a haunting combination of sound and image (a Herzog trademark - see Fitzcarraldo and The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser). Using a minimalist story and dialogue and the powerful acting of Kinski, the film creates a compelling vision of madness and folly, counterpointed by the lush but unforgiving Amazonian jungle.
The soundtrack is composed and performed by Popol Vuh, a German progressive/ethno band that has also contributed to other Herzog films.
Herzog has acknowledged that the story line is a work of his imagination, notwithstanding the fact that several of the film's lead characters — such as Aguirre and Francisco Pizarro — were historical figures.
External link
- IMDb entry (http://imdb.com/title/tt0068182/)de:Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
