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Herzog: the collection, Volume 2

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Signs of life: Werner Herzog's first feature film also marks a turning point in German cinema. A wounded German soldier sent to sit out the war in an isolated Mediterranean garrison is seized by sudden madnessThe great ecstasy of woodcarver Steiner: Walter Steiner, both a celebrated ski jumper and a skilled carpenter, takes his best shot at setting a world record in ski flying in this spectacular and viscerally thriller documentaryHow much wood would a woodchuck chuck: This entertaining film shot at the World Championship of Livestock Auctioneers juxtaposes the fast-talking auctioneers and their "new language" of economics with the lifestyle of a nearby Amish communityLa soufrière: A report about the inevitable catastrophe that did not take place, an impending volcanic eruption prompts Herzog to bring a film crew to Guadaloupe where he documents the eerie abandoned streets and one man who refuses to evacuateGod's angry man: Dr. Gene Scott, an American TV preacher, does battle with the FCC and sometimes his own viewers as he collects their donations in this film about a monomaniac, nationwide malaise, greed, and currencyHuie's sermon: Right in the middle of Brooklyn, in the slums, an intense and charismatic bishop preaches God's glory on Earth and appears more like a Rolling Stone than a man of the clothThe dark glow of the mountains: In the summer of 1984, mountain climber Reinhold Messner ascended two of the highest peaks in the world back to back, highlighted by stark and austere inner landscapes and a look at what compels these climbersHerdsmen of the sun: This fascinating portrait of the Wodaabe tribe of the Sahara, who consider themselves the world's most beautiful people, is a must-seeEchoes from a somber empire: Using testimony, witnesses, and visits to key sites, Herzog takes a hard look at Jean-Bédel Bokassa's rule in the Central Africa RepublicWheel of time: This documentary about the largest Buddhist ritual to promote peace and tolerance, held by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 2002, includes exclusive interviews and access to secret rituals for the first time on film as well as footage of a pilgrimage to the Holy Mount Kailash in TibetThe wild blue yonder: Using unique and rare footage and access to the five astronauts responsible for the Galileo mission, Herzog weaves a spectacular fusion of imagery, sound, music and human emotion into this beautiful science-fantasy"He has taken his camera to parts of the world no other director would dare go and told stories in ways no one had ever considered. These eleven films illustrate why Werner Herzog is the most daring, visionary and dangerous filmmaker of our lifetime--the director that both Milos Forman and François Truffaut have called 'the greatest filmmaker alive today'"--Container

Disc one: Signs of life (1968, B&W, 91 minutes) ; The great ecstasy of woodcarver Steiner (1974, color, 46 minutes) -- Disc two: How much wood would a woodchuck chuck (1976, color, 47 minutes) ; La soufrière (1977, color, 31 minutes) ; God's angry man (1981, color, 46 minutes) -- Disc three: Huie's sermon (1981, color, 42 minutes) ; The dark glow of the mountains (1985, color, 47 minutes) -- Disc four: Herdsmen of the sun (1989, color, 52 minutes) ; Echoes from a somber empire (1990, color, 90 minutes) -- Disc five: Wheel of time (2003, color, 84 minutes) ; The wild blue yonder (2005, color, 81 minutes)

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Werner Herzog collection, Volume 2