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Les Blank documents acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog's ambitious and troubled production of Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle

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Title	Burden of Dreams (1982)
Runtime	1 hr. 34 min.
Director	Les Blank
Country	USA
Studio	Criterion Collection
Genres	News and Information
Description	Les Blank documents acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog's ambitious and troubled production of Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle.

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-	Dreams and Burdens		Interview	38:02	01/01/2005

10 months ago

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Weird that non of Herzog's films are on The Criterion Collection but this doc ABOUT him is.

This film is really great btw

12 months ago

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I have a lot of respect for Werner Herzog for the way he makes his movies. He definitely strives for realism. Having said that, I hate most of his movies. Grizzly Man just didn't do it for me, but I did really like Rescue Dawn. This movie isn't directed by Herzog though, and as such is pretty good. My real problem is in the fact that anyone would go to these lengths to make a movie about a guy who wanted to build an opera house in the middle of the jungle. Watch it anyway.

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Yet another offering that Hulu expired without sending out any warning. And it didn't appear as about to expire yesterday. Feh.

about 1 year ago

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I usually do not comment on movies I view on hulu but this documentary was mind blowing. I have seen several of Herzog's movie (unfortunately not this one...ah hem Hulu???) but I can say with confidence that the movie must pale in comparison with this piece. What single-minded determination masks something greater. This must be Herzog's Don Quixote moment except Herzog really falls under a spell which does not allow him to see reality...Jagger bailed remember! And then he finally gets it but not without a permanent change in psyche. Perhaps there is some insight here into his jungle work with Little Dieter. Might I recommend a genuine ayahuasca experience for everyone else.

about 1 year ago

You clearly did not watch the movie. There was nobody exploited and they went through a lot of trouble to ensure such a thing.

And stop whining about the rainforest; nobody cares. I'd rather there be no rainforests and an earth full of people who actually have informed opinions than the other way around.

about 1 year ago

The only savage thing about it is that you were too ignorant to see beyond someone just using a common term and someone who actually infers the absolute worst meaning of the word. There are also ways where the word "savage" can be a positive term, but you wouldn't know this since you obviously put up a wall of savage ignorance every time you feel slightly uncomfortable.

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