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A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death. Written by ...
Aguirre, Wrath of God. From its opening shots of an ant-like column of Spanish conquistadors and their enslaved indigenous porters scrambling perilously down through the clouds on a sheer pass in the Andes, it’s immediately clear that Werner Herzog’s account of the quest for El Dorado will be something extraordinary. As the pious but ...
Jan 17, 2015 · Has there ever been a better opening to a movie?Werner Herzog's 1972 "Aguirre, the Wrath of God"
A few decades after the destruction of the Inca Empire, a Spanish expedition led by the infamous Aguirre leaves the mountains of Peru and goes down the Amazon River in search of the lost city of El Dorado. When great difficulties arise, Aguirre’s men start to wonder whether their quest will lead them to prosperity or certain death.
Jun 14, 2019 · Acting as the first strand in a thread coursing through his entire oeuvre, Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God examines the paradox struck between nature’s beauty and barbarity, likening the existence of human consciousness and its accompanying ego to a fulfilling, but futile, act of defianc
Aguirre, the Wrath of God: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro, Ruy Guerra. In the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
Synopsis. The legend of El Dorado, a land rich in gold, tempts Gonzalo Pizarro to lead an expedition beyond the Andes in 1560. Forced to halt, two men are sent downriver with a patrol. When their rafts are damaged, one decides to return to the camp, while Aguirre leads a mutiny and takes charge of the patrol. Our take.
