Scenarios: Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Every Man for Himself and God Against All; Land of Silence and Darkness; Fitzcarraldo

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Werner Herzog doesn't write traditional screenplays; he writes fever dreams brimming with madness, greed, humor, and dark isolation that can shift dramatically during productionand have materialized into extraordinary masterpieces unlike anything in film today. Harnessing his vision and transcendent reality, these four pieces of long-form prose earmark a renowned filmmaker at the dawn of his career.

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"A compulsively readable, probing collection. Its equal parts challenging and satisfying, infuriating and enlightening."Publishers Weekly

"Herzog seems to peer nonstop into the abysscombining vainglory, cruelty, and madness. Those are the coordinates at which Herzog geolocates humanity."BookForum

"Scenarios contains more than merely dialogue in cold type. Herzogs screenplays read like novellasthe characters are fully thought-out and the settings are vividly described, albeit in long, medium and close shots."Shepherd Express

"Herzog doesnt write traditional scripts. Instead, Herzog writes scenarios which are like a hybrid of film, fiction, and prose poetry."Film International

Author Bio

Werner Herzog has produced, written, and directed more than seventy films. He grew up in a remote mountain village in Bavaria and now lives in Los Angeles, California. He is author of Of Walking in Ice: MunichParis, 23 November14 December 1974 (Minnesota, 2015) andConquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo.