Stroszek
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Movie Reviews of Stroszek
Movie Review: Herzog's Humanity
Summary: 5 Stars
Stoszek is a extraordinary patchwork of reality and fiction, German and English, introspection and extroversion. It's many unique images do not go away: a bottle of water that captures a live Breugel-like snow scene, rifle-toting farmers on tractors defending their strip of land, a wizened little man testing fence posts with a voltmeter, and the truly haunting "Dancing Chicken". Herzog, with the eye and ear of a poet, captures these and more, including the unforgettable and weighty performances by the many amateur actors.
Most welcomed of this DVD is the commentary track by Herzog. It's like watching a second film. To see the same images while hearing his stories deepens the impact of Stroszek. We learn the fascinating backgrounds of the curious individuals involved: the dangerous Hamburg Prince, the compassionate doctor in the Preemie Ward, Al the trucker-pimp, Clayton the beer-swilling mechanic, the unnamed "extras" in the fields and truck stops of Wisconsin, and, of course, Bruno S. himself.
Movie Review: A MASTERPIECE, ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS EVER MADE!
Summary: 5 Stars
Werner Herzog's Stroszek (1977) is one of the ten greatest films ever made. It's almost equally as good as Herzog's The Enigma of Kasper Hauser (1974) and Aguirre the Wrath of God (1973).Bruno S., the unknown soldier of cinema once again gives one of the finest performances I've ever seen. Eva Mattes is also wonderful as the prostitute Eva who along with Bruno and Herr Scheitz decide to emigrate from Berlin to Wisconsin to fulfill the elusive American dream. This tragicomedy is one of the bleakest films I've ever seen and also one of the funniest.
Herzog's brilliant film making style gives the entire film the look and feel of a documentary, yet like all of his films Stroszek is highly stylized. An absolute masterpiece! Rating: A 10 out of 10.
Movie Review: From Berlin to Wisconsin!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bruno S stars in Herzog's bleakly and more merciless humorous view of the American dream made barren.
Three outsiders of the world and the life ; a prostitute , a street musician and an aging eccentric emigrate to Wisconsin ,hoping for great opportunity and finding only as answer a deep despair .Watch for Chet Atkins , the Nashville legend in the harmonic
Curiously the journey to the promised land is exactly opposite to the starring of Zentropa who goes from USA to German after the WWS in search of best opportunities.
This film through the years has won an increasing critical acclaim .
Movie Review: A Moment of Silence for Bruno
Summary: 5 Stars
In Bruno's native Germany, his song in an apartment courtyard - about a nice girl ruined by a drinking boyfriend -was perfectly performed,even the wrong note. Perhaps a few people were touched by the time Bruno walked home. Bruno moved to America, but he had nothing to offer in the ownership society. Bruno did not belong in this world & had to leave it. In his case we are able to hope he found a better one("Listen there's a helluva good universe next door-let's go" e e cummings). Herzog's satirical vision of the U.S. is heavy handed - and on the moneyMovie Review: "Is This Really Me?"
Summary: 5 Stars
Absolutely brilliant. Stroszek is THE quintessential film on the American experience. A dark fable revolving around the hopes and dreams of three postwar Germans and the disintegration of a relationship. But also incredibly funny and cynical. My favorite Herzog film so far.