Fitzcarraldo

Fitzcarraldo

  • Director: Werner Herzog
  • Countries of origin: West Germany, Peru, Brazil
  • Language: German, English, Spanish, Quechua, Italian
  • Release date: October 10, 1982
  • Sound mix: Mono
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: 陸上行舟
    • "Fitcarraldo" is a feature film directed by Werner Herzog , starring Klaus Kinski and released on March 4, 1982.
    The film tells the story of the adventurous Fitzgerald embarking on a thrilling journey in order to build a grand theater in the Peruvian town where he lives   .

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    • Release date October 10, 1982
    • Filming locations Iquitos, Peru
    • Production companies Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Filmverlag der Autoren

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    Gross worldwide

    $2,874

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    • By Kaitlin 2022-03-26 09:01:10

      futile greatness

      After watching a film that I probably couldn't watch on my own, I heard Comrade Li say a long story that I don't understand. One night passed like this, and it was completely different from the usual life. However, inexplicably happy. In the past, when the movie ended, it was more of a feeling that the burning embers of a feast gradually cooled down. But they are on the contrary. When you watch it, you will be calm, and when the movie is over, your body and mind will slowly overflow and...

    • By Marion 2022-03-26 09:01:10

      "Boat on Land" - a madman filming a madman watching

      I saw such a crazy movie at the beginning of the year, and I am afraid that the viewing experience of this year will not decline. Story madness, filming madness, ending madness, staff madness, the so-called extreme love of movies should be nothing more than that. Not only to make the dream big in the movie, but also to make this movie come true in the real shooting! You think the male protagonist in...

    • By Cullen 2022-03-25 09:01:16

      Pongo River Aria

      Bergman once said that "movie is a dream if not a record". Herzog spent four years composing a real dream. For the first time, the wild and primitive pulsation of South America no longer existed in my mind, but through the images, I could smell its damp pulsing smell and see its wanton gleaming green. If a man can row a boat for two days to watch an opera, it is not surprising that he moves a boat across a land. If a woman is willing to sit beside him and row two boats with him,...

    • By Shyanne 2022-03-25 09:01:16

      Rainforest Opera House

      What kind of whimsy, lofty ambition, to build an opera house in the rainforest? I want you to appreciate the most beautiful and profound notes in this world, and remove ignorance.

      Listening to the mysterious sound emanating from the depths of the rainforest, the protagonist places the record player on the bow to let the notes spread. If you also have feelings, you will surely understand this friendly greeting.

      With the help of the natives, the huge hull finally moved on the muddy...

    • By Elody 2022-03-25 09:01:16

      Boating on Land: A Human Myth Made by a Madman

      2018.5.24 Yu Xian Er

      with "Achill, the Wrath of God"

      "Aguirre, God's Wrath" was Herzog's 1972 work, and our "Overland Boat" was made by him in 1982. I think both Herzog and Wenders are directors with distinct personal styles, and just by looking at the film, you know it's his.

      "Aguirre, God's Wrath" was filmed in the Amazon rainforest, and "Overland Boat" was also filmed in the South American rainforest. Many of his other works have also...

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    • By Bennie 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      It's amazing! There are always unexpected things waiting for you on the way to pursue your dreams. This is a directorial art that Werner Herzog cannot imitate. Both the plot and the film itself represent the highest peak of the old film era. It is simply an extraordinary and reasonable miracle, too awesome! Four and a half stars...

    • By Clarissa 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      Pay the Indians a block of ice and they'll work like dogs. We are all Indians. Why is it so strange... Actually, I don't understand what this film is supposed to be doing after going over the mountain and then reaching the rapids? What's up with buying...

    • By Summer 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      Dreams can be a crazy thing sometimes. The movie not only presents a crazy adventure in front of the audience, but the filming of the film itself is also incredibly crazy. The shock has surpassed the movie itself, and human beings are always creating one miracle after another. Looking up the information, I found that Werner Herzog is a Virgo, which seems to be able to explain some...

    • By Priscilla 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      Crazy Victory! Victory of the will! Victory of capitalism! The "victory" of "civilization"...

    • By Luisa 2022-03-28 09:01:08

      Colonies, rivers in rainforests, never...

    Movie plot

    The story takes place in Peru in South America in the early twentieth century. Fitzgerald, a white Irishman, is called "Fitzcarald" by the locals, and means "fetish obsessed with meaningless things" in the local dialect. As the name suggests, Fitzcaraldo often makes some incomprehensible actions, such as planning to build a railway through the Inca Mountains, producing ice in the tropical rain forest, etc. There is no doubt that these...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    It took four years for the film to be completed   .
    The protagonist Fitzcarald was originally played by Jason Robards , but after about 40% of the film was shot, Jason Robards quit filming due to illness. Herzog considered playing the role of Jack Nicholson, and also thought about starring himself in the protagonist. However, in the end, Kinsky, who had collaborated with him in many films, replaced Jason Robards as the leading role.  .
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    Source of inspiration

    Many years before the shooting of "Fitcarraldo", Herzog chose the location for a certain film and came to a place called Carnac on the coast of Brittany, France. The group of prehistoric steles that stretched over the mountains for miles brought him Come shock. He has a keen interest in how prehistoric humans erected these huge steles. After two days of contemplation, he figured out how to transport a stone stele two kilometers away...
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    "Fitcarraldo"

    When he first conceived "Fitcarraldo", Herzog realized that in order to shoot this story, a real ship must be pulled over a mountain. The 20th Century Fox Company expressed great interest in the film, but they suggested using ship models and rockeries to complete the filming. Herzog did not agree and insisted not to use any special effects.
    During the filming, the crew found a 340-ton steamboat and pulled it over a steep hill for more...
    more about Fitzcarraldo "Fitcarraldo"

    "Through the rapids"

    At first, Herzog hesitated to film the big ship crossing the rapids, but the starring Kinsky was very eager, and repeatedly urged the director to shoot such a scene. When the filming officially started, the crew had just set up the camera, and the 14 steel cables of the boat were broken under the huge momentum of the river, and the boat drifted into the rapids under the uncontrolled emotions. After repositioning the ship, they took...
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    Evaluation action

    The film is so real and simple, so indifferent to skills, so religiously holding the weight of dreams, it just needs to be filmed bravely, not to be worshipped by posterity   . (Tencent Entertainment Review)
    The film subverts the relationship between man and nature, emphasizing the human spirit and the domination of nature, which adds a bright and optimistic color to the film's solemn style. Photographer Thomas Mauchi’s excellent and...
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    Movie quotes

    • [first lines]

      Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo': Come on, we are late!

      Molly: As long as we're doing it, let's do it in style. A few in minutes more.

      Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo': We're going to miss Caruso!

    • Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo': I'm doing all this because I have one dream. The opera. The great opera in the jungle.

      Molly: Fitzcarraldo will build it and Caruso will sing at the premiere. It's only the dreamers who move mountains.

    • Opera Manager: For five years now, we've been the richest town in the whole world. It's like gold fever. Please. Soon, this opera house could be too small. Prices are ten times higher than in New York. There are palaces begin built with tiles from Delft and Florentine marble.

      Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald - 'Fitzcarraldo': But Iquitos is catching up. It's still a filthy little town, but the rubber business is growing by leaps and bounds.

      Opera Manager: The better-off citizens in Manaus, if I may put it this way, they send their laundry to Lisbon because the water of the Amazon River is felt to be impure.

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