"When I was about 13 or 14, I knew I was a poet. And then, of course, I knew I had to make films. Although I had hardly ever seen any films. The very first time I had noticed that there was such a thing like movies was when I was 11."
"Herzog's films put the spotlight on eccentrics with big dreams. From his classic movies that cemented his fascination with faraway lands, like 1972's "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" and 1982's "Fitzcarraldo," to his idiosyncratic documentaries about everything from the harrowing life and death of a bear enthusiast ("Grizzly Man") to people who choose to live in Antarctica ("Encounters at the End of the World")."
"Though it's a doc set in nature, Herzog is certain his elephant documentary isn't really about elephants at all. "It is not a wildlife film," he said. It's more about the explorer's quest and dreams."
Werner Herzog was born in Munich before World War II and grew up in poverty in a remote Bavarian village without electricity, running water, or television. This isolation forced him to rely on his imagination for entertainment. By his early teens, Herzog recognized his calling as a poet and filmmaker, despite having rarely seen films. He quickly immersed himself in cinema and has since created over 70 films across seven decades. His work spans from narrative films exploring distant lands like "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" and "Fitzcarraldo" to documentaries featuring unconventional subjects and eccentric individuals. His latest documentary, "Ghost Elephants," follows an explorer searching for an undiscovered elephant species in Angola, continuing Herzog's pattern of highlighting dreamers and adventurers.
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