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List Price: $29.98 Our Price: $26.99 You Save: $2.99 Features • Anamorphic • Color • DVD-Video • Widescreen • NTSC In Theaters : 24 August, 1979 DVD Release : 15 August, 2000 |
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Woyzeck description The films of Werner Herzog are often marked by physically punishing circumstances that test the endurance of the characters. In Woyzeck, based on the classic German expressionist play by Georg Buchner, all the punishment is within. Klaus Kinski stars as Woyzeck, a disturbed soldier subjected to dubious scientific experiments and maltreatment from his superiors. His only solace is his lover, Marie (Eva Mattes)--so when he begins to suspect her of infidelity, his jealousy swiftly turns murderous. The movie is shot with unusual simplicity, often in long sustained shots that demand focused, disciplined performances. Both of the main actors rose to the task; Mattes was awarded Best Supporting Actress at the Cannes Film Festival and Kinski creates a harrowing portrait of fragile desperation. It's a reminder that, though best known for his volcanic frenzies, Kinski could vividly portray all sides of the human condition. --Bret Fetzer |
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| ♥♥♥♥♥ | Diet Herzog blended with Whole Kinsky |
| They say that diet cola is nearly as good as the real thing, but most of us know better. The "Coca Cola" label means nothing when the rich syrup we've come to expect isn't what you find inside the can. The same can be said of the "Werner Herzog" brand name attached to Woyzeck. It's been said that this was Herzog's easiest film, and it certainly shows. Whereas the best of Herzog's films are born out of his blood and spit, this film feels blasphemously effortless. I didn't expect the jungle perils of Aguirre: The Wrath of God, nor the 30,000 rats unleashed in Nosferatu, but I did expect art. Instead, Herzog simply points the camera and shoots.
Perhaps, only five days after shooting the exhaustingly stylized and expressive Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht, it was tempting to take a leap toward the opposite end of the emotional spectrum, presenting Woyzeck's oppresive reality in sanitized colors with a near total absence of expressive lighting, scoring, and camera work. But I believe Herzog confused artistic interpretation with sheer laziness. Indeed, even at the film's climax, when Woyzeck has broken free of his societal restraints and rediscovered a portion of his natural side, Herzog is too late and still too restrained to make me care. We are outside of Woyzeck, unable to experience the leap that he himself has made. Rather unfortunately, Klaus Kinsky pours his heart into this role, bringing the character to life with a genuine authenticity that dwarfs the greatness he accomplished with Aguirre and Nosferatu, but his efforts are wasted. Herzog simply holds a camera up to Kinsky's face. It seems obvious that Kinsky sacrificed a great part of himself to achieve this performance, but we are only able to watch; not to experience along with him. Herzog utterly fails to take us along on Woyzeck's emotional journey. I don't think that other viewers are wrong to recommend this film solely based on Kinsky's command performance. However, I'm angered that the film fails to support Kinsky and make his amazing efforts worthwhile. It is certainly true of both Herzog and Kinsky that their greatness comes only as the result of high personal sacrifice. In Woyzeck, Kinsky came to the table with blood to spare, but Herzog was clearly in need of a vacation. |
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