Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Chronology xvii
Filmography xxiii
Platform for the Young German Film: Werner Herzog Frieda Grafe Enno Patalas Florian Fricke / 1968 3
Hope for Berlin Film in Berlin /1968 10
South American Experiences: A Conversation with Werner Herzog on Aguirre, the Wrath of God Peter Schumann /1973 12
Werner Herzog: "Like a Powerful Dream…" Nouteddine Ghali /1973 18
Every Man for Himself and God against All: A Conversation with Werner Herzog on The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser Hans Günther Pflaum /1974 24
Interview with Werner Herzog Kraft Wetzel /1976 29
Hypnosis as Means of Stylization: An Interview with Werner Herzog Horst Wiedemann /1976 42
Interview with Werner Herzog Eric de Saint-Angel /1978 47
Interview with Werner Herzog on Nosferatu Simon Mizrahi /1979 52
Interview with Werner Herzog on the American Reception of His Films Jörg Bundschuh Christian Bauer /1979 56
Fitzcarraldo: A Conversation with Werner Herzog Bion Steinborn Rüdiger von Naso /1982 59
Interview with Werner Herzog on Where the Green Ants Dream Simon Mizrahi /1984 82
Discussion with Werner Herzog on Staging His First Opera David Knaus Beat Presser /1985 92
Cobra Verde Jean-Pierre Lavoignat /1987 100
The Mirror of Bangui: According to Werner Herzog, Echoes from a Sombre Empire Is Not a Documentary on Bokassa but a Portrait of Us All Daniele Heymann /1990 106
Interview with Werner Herzog on Lessons of Darkness Alexander Schwarz /1993 109
Werner Herzog Edgar Reitz /1995 115
Werner Herzog in Conversation with Geoffrey O'Brien Geoffrey O'Brien /1996 125
Revolver Interview: Werner Herzog Daniel Sponsel Jan Sebenig /1998 136
The Wrath of Klaus Kinski: An Interview with Werner Herzog A. G. Basoli/1999 147
A More Athletic Approach: An Interview with Werner Herzog on Grizzly Man Cynthia Fuchs / 2005 155
"I've Never Stood Still": A Conversation with Werner Herzog Dietmar Kammerer /2007 160
Defiant Werner Herzog to Defamer: "Who Is Abel Ferrara?" Gawker.com /2008 164
Q&A: Werner Herzog Daniel Trilling / 2009 166
Out of the Darkness: Werner Herzog's Cave of Forgotten Dreams Samuel Wigley /2011 172
Key Resources 181
Index 183