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Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1973)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:29

Rotten:1

Average Rating:9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Based on the journals of Brother Gaspar de Carvajal, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD is director Werner Herzog's hallucinatory tale of Spanish colonialists searching for El Dorado, the legendary city of... Based on the journals of Brother Gaspar de Carvajal, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD is director Werner Herzog's hallucinatory tale of Spanish colonialists searching for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, in 16th-century Peru. When the travellers reach an impasse, a scouting party is assembled to search for any traces of the mythical empire. As they attempt to forge their way through the dense jungle, more and more of the party falls ill while their ruthless leader, Don Lope de Aguirre (Klaus Kinski), grows increasingly insane. Widely considered to be Herzog's finest film, AGUIRRE, which shares much in common with Francis Ford Coppola's APOCALYPSE NOW, highlights the director's visionary approach to filmmaking. Like Coppola's film, accounts of AGUIRRE's shooting are laced with legendary incidents, such as the time Herzog reportedly held a gun to Kinski's head to get him to finish a scene. Whatever transpired between Herzog and Kinski, it made for astonishing cinema, as evidenced by the actor's haunting performance and the entire film's powerfully hypnotic mood. [More]

Starring: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Ruy Guerra, Del Negro

Starring: Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Ruy Guerra, Del Negro

Director: Werner Herzog

Director: Werner Herzog
Screenwriter: Werner Herzog
Producer: Werner Herzog

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Oct 24, 2000

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05/05/07
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Potheads who watch this will probably check their stash the next morning to see if any of it's gone.

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04/09/07
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

A seminal film without which we almost cerainly would not have with us either Apocalypse Now or much of the ouevre of Terence Malick.

Full Review Source: Cinemania | comment Comment
10/20/06
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Cinemania

Aguirre, Wrath of God is not just a great movie but an essential one.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
10/17/06
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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A saga of adventurers driven headlong into annihilation by their own hubris and desire for immortality.

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10/03/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

One of the best films ever made.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
07/08/06
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Takes us into a visually stunning and surreal Heart of Darkness adventure.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
04/07/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Herzog jams brilliant madness into every scene.

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10/07/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

[A]n anti-epic about European conquest that, while based in part on ... an ill-fated historical expedition, is as macabre as a Poe story.

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09/26/05
Alan Dale
Alan Dale
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07/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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04/28/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

It's a testament to the genius of Aguirre: The Wrath of God that its genesis has spawned its own creation mythology.

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04/19/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

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11/19/04
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Extraordinary adventure in the Andean jungles

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05/20/04
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

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03/09/04
Aaron Hillis
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Premiere Magazine

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03/04/04
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

One of the pre-eminent achievements in world cinema, as far as I'm concerned.

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08/15/03
Nick Davis
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This is a splendid and haunting work.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Depicted conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro is driven, pompous, and partially ignorant – traits mirrored in director Werner Herzog for leading his crew into identical endurances. His resulting work is a vision of rare audacity.

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12/03/02
Rumsey Taylor
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