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Werner Herzog

沃纳·赫尔佐格

 

  

In one aspect, Herzog has focused on the possibilities of life in his many years of film making. His diverse and continuous way of working has established communication between different lifestyles and spiritual explorations. And through movies, documentaries and interviews, he has delivered the messages to the hearts of wider audience.

On the other hand, for film making which is a spiritual need of human being, the personal energy and time he has devoted went beyond many boundaries. From the "Werner Herzog Eating His Shoe" in his early years, to working with Indian tribe in "Fitcarraldo", and his life-threatening collaborations with actor Klaus Kinski, he cooperated with tribes, mountaineers, heads of state, billionaires, athletes, and a penguin. One of their characteristics was braveness. He worked with many brave partners who dared to walk their own path. You can feel his strong creative enthusiasm. His actions are extremely representative and iconic in the lifestyles of art creators. Herzog's existence shows that for human beings, there are more important goals and missions than to continue physical life.

He kept the habit of hiking throughout his life. He had hiked 800 kilometers from Germany to France in snow and ice, to visit the movie industry leader Lotte Eisner who was seriously ill. "I firmly believe that if I can reach there by foot, she can survive." His life is full of challenges to willpower. His extensive explorations of life have been negating the many impossibilities of human beings and unfolding the forces of life.

By using the video camera, he directly let us feel how marginalized people survive, live and dream in different parts of the world.

As he said, movies can change the way we see things.

 

一个方面赫尔佐格在多年电影创作中所关注的都是有关生命的可能性。他设身处地多元化的持续工作方式本身，已为不同的生活方式与精神探索建立了沟通。并通过电影与纪录片、访谈使之传递到更多人心中。另一方面，赫尔佐格对于电影创作这样一件人类精神需求，为创作所投入的个人精力与体验已经突破了生活的界限。从早年的“赫尔佐格吃鞋”到发动印第安部落与他一起“陆上行舟”及他与演员金斯基数次命悬一线的交往。他与部落、登山家、国家元首、亿万富翁、运动员、一只企鹅合作，他们的一大特点就是富有勇气，他与各种敢于践行自己的道路，不畏人言的勇敢者合作。你可以感受到他本人旺盛的创作热情，他的所作所为在艺术创作者的生活方式上极其具有代表性和标志性。赫尔佐格的存在昭示着，对于人类来说，具有比延续肉体生命更重要的追求和使命。