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Grizzly Man

Werner Herzog

USA2005 103min 35mm Color

Synopsis

A docudrama that centers on amateur grizzly bear expert Timothy Treadwell. He periodically journeyed to Alaska to study and live with the bears. He was killed, along with his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, by a rogue bear in October 2003. The films explores their compassionate lives as they found solace among these endangered animals.

Diretor

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog (real name Werner H. Stipetic) was born in Munich on September 5, 1942. He grew up in a remote mountain village in Bavaria and never saw any films, television, or telephones as a child. He started traveling on foot from the age of 14. He made his first phone call at the age of 17. During high school he worked the nightshift as a welder in a steel factory to produce his first films and made his first film in 1961 at the age of 19. Since then he has produced, written, and directed more than fifty films, published more than a dozen books of prose, and directed as many operas. Herzog has also acted in several films, including Zak Penn’s INCIDENT AT LOCH NESS, Harmony Korine’s JULIEN DONKEY-BOY, Vincent Ward’s WHAT DREAMS MAY COME, and Paul Cox’s MAN OF FLOWERS. Les Blank’s documentary BURDEN OF DREAMS chronicled the making of Herzog’s FITZCARRALDO; Herzog also starred in Blank’s short film WERNER HERZOG EATS HIS SHOE. Herzog and his films have received numerous awards, including: the Silver Bear (Berlin International Film Festival), Special Jury Prize and Best Director (Cannes), and several German National Film Awards.