Favorite Herzog Films In Order
1- Nosferatu- Not only is this amazing Herzog, but I thought this was an INCREDIBLE synthesis of the original film Nosferatu and Bram Stoker's original, both of which are equally important to the celluloid vampire. Very haunting and creepy, great vampires.
2- Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe- I watched this online somewhere (google video?), its only about 20 minutes. He didn't direct it, but it is an introduction to quintessential Herzog, explaining who he is and why he's so crazy awesome. And yeah, he does eat his shoe, he lost a bet.
3- Rescue Dawn- Tons of great actors in this. Jeremy Davies from Lost is amazing, and Steve Zahn proved he can act!
4- Aguirre, Wrath of God- Ultra haunting film about maniacal conquistadors in the jungles of south America. Classic Herzog.
5- Encounters at the End of the World- Stunning, beautiful, lots of fun Herzog interviews with crazy people who live in Antarctica.
6- My Best Fiend, Klaus Kinski- About his love/hate relationship with Kinski. He stars and directs, and shares some CRAZY stories (ex. guinea pigs plus dwarfs plus middle of the jungle= Herzog's life).
7- Fitzcarraldo- More classic Herzog, about a guy who tried to move a ship over a mountain in Peruvian jungle in early 1900's. The madness in the film was echoed in real life, and it was about as difficult to film. His documentary 'Burden of Dreams' is about the making of.
i've never seen any of this movies, i'll have to check out a couple of these
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