Totally Pretentious

Totally Pretentious


Totally Pretentious #19. Fitzcarraldo (1982): The Colonial German Man and His Opera of Wickedness

September 20, 2019

In today’s episode, David and Shaun take a good look at Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo (1982). Before digging into the film, they discuss the controversy surrounding lead actor, Klaus Kinski, including relatively recent revelations about his abuse of his daughters and his relationship with other actors and Werner Herzog. From there, they look into the film’s themes of […]