i. Introduction
Werner Herzog is one of the great masters of contemporary cinema. He has directed more than 70 films, including titles that have become legendary. His work spans five decades and continues to expand.
Herzog is much more than a filmmaker. He is an explorer of the impossible, a traveller who ventures into the jungle, the ice, or the human soul with the same determination. His films are inhabited by visionaries and lost souls, men who struggle against mountains, rivers, and excessive dreams. He is also a prominent writer: a poet who transforms experience into fiery words, a voracious reader who believes that cinema is born first from books, an author convinced that his prose will outlive his images.
His cinema and literature mirror each other. In Aguirre, chronicles of human failure during the conquest resonate; in Woyzeck, there's the voice of Büchner; in Cobra Verde, we find the pages by Bruce Chatwin. And in each shot, there’s the pulse of a secret, an invisible writing beats, holding everything up.
He has written over 12 books, including On Walking In Ice, Conquest of the Useless, and his recent memoirs; Every Man for Himself and God Against All. A master for generations, he has taught filmmakers around the world to look with different eyes and to transform reality into insight.
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