On 7 June 2013, the BFI brings back to the big screen, newly restored and in venues nationwide, Aguirre, Wrath of God (1972), the third feature and international breakthrough film of legendary German director Werner Herzog (more recently acclaimed for Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn, Encounters at the End of the World).
Shot entirely on location in the wild Amazonian jungle, Herzog’s ambitious film of doomed adventure and stunning, savage beauty remains one of his most extraordinary achievements. Herzog has described it as “a very personal film and still part of my life”.
Aguirre will be a highlight of a two-month retrospective of the director’s work at BFI Southbank, running throughout June and July. A second Herzog masterpiece, The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974), will follow with a UK cinema release on 5 July.
