The Goethe-Institut Philippinen—Germany’s worldwide cultural institute—presents a cinematic retrospective exhibition of the work of acclaimed German director, Werner Herzog, Saturdays and Sundays, from May 6 to June 4, at the FDCP Cinematheque Manila. Over the course of 55 years, Herzog’s film career expanded the possibilities of cinema as an art form and transformed a wide range of genres. Considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, Werner Herzog’s body of work consists of films and documentaries that capture men and women at psychological extremes. Herzog and his films have received critical success through the numerous awards he has won and has been nominated for. The list of films part of the Werner Herzog Retrospective are: Nosferatu The Vampire, 1979; Aguirre, The Wrath of God, 1972; Fitzcarraldo.

Source: Manila Times April 23, 2017 11:37 UTC