Geoff Andrew, the BFI's programmer-at-large, and film critic
Muriel Zagha sit down with EI's Deputy Editor
Alastair Benn to discuss the varied, visionary and eccentric creations of the German filmmaker Werner Herzog.
Credits: The audio clips at 0:07 and 4:13 are taken from
Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer, directed by Thomas von Steinaecker. The film was released on
BFI Player and BFI Blu-ray on 19 February. Courtesy of
BFI Distribution.
The audio clip at 53:30 is an excerpt from
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser. It is currently on release in selected cinemas via the BFI. It aired at 27 Picturehouse sites on Friday 1 March. Courtesy of BFI Distribution.
Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the
Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Worldview is produced by Alastair Benn and Marie Jessel. The sound engineer is Gareth Jones.
Image: Werner Herzog on the set of
Fitzcarraldo, 1982. Credit: Collection Christophel / Alamy Stock Photo
