Werner Herzog’s Advice to Aspiring Directors: ‘To Make Films You Have to Be a Borderline Criminal’

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Werner Herzog, the revered German auteur behind “Fitzcarraldo,” “Aguirre, the Wrath of God,” “Nosferatu the Vampyre,” and “Grizzly Man” – among dozens of other titles – gave some very practical tips to aspiring directors on Thursday during a Venice Film Festival masterclass. “You have to know how to forge a shooting permit in a country with a military […]

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