Werner Herzog
25 Aug 22–27 Mar 23
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Werner Herzog is cult! He has been imitated on social media more than almost any other director. He guest-starred on ‘The Simpsons’ several times, and helped draw attention to the Star Wars series ‘The Mandalorian’ when he played its villain. ‘Time Magazine’ named Herzog one of 2009’s most influential people.
In around 70 feature films and documentaries to date, Herzog has created an extraordinary visual canon, far surpassing what audiences are accustomed to seeing at the cinema. His oeuvre spans feature films of New German Cinema and Hollywood productions with stars such as Nicole Kidman and Christian Bale, as well as willfully unorthodox documentaries. He has frequently worked as an actor; he has written books (most recently ‘The Twilight World’, 2022); and founded the Rogue Film School. Herzog is constantly searching for “ecstatic truth” – a truth not bound by facts – that delves deeper than reality.
A polarizing figure, Werner Herzog challenges his audiences. His work has consistently provoked controversial debates between widely diverging factions throughout his career. This exhibition aims to introduce his multilayered oeuvre to a broad public while critically reassessing it. It builds on the extensive Werner Herzog Archive housed at the Deutsche Kinemathek, opening up many new ways to approach Herzog’s work.
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Upcoming events
Sunday, 29 Jan
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15:00
Guided tour
Werner Herzog
Deutsche KinemathekWerner Herzog
‘Into the Inferno’, UK/Canada, 2016
© Clive Oppenheimer
Wednesday, 1 Feb
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20:00
Film
The Fire Within: Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
Arsenal Cinema© Maurice und Katia Krafft
Thursday, 2 Feb
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20:00
Film
Queen of the Desert
Arsenal Cinema‘Queen of the Desert’, USA, 2015, directed by Werner Herzog
© Lena Herzog
Friday, 3 Feb
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Saturday, 4 Feb
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20:00
Film
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Arsenal Cinema›Cave of Forgotten Dreams‹, CA/USA/F/D/UK 2010, Regie: Werner Herzog
Sunday, 5 Feb
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20:00
Film
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye done
Arsenal Cinema‘My Son, My Son, What Have Ye done’, USA/GER, 2009, directed by Werner Herzog
© Lena Herzog
Monday, 6 Feb
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20:00
Film
The Wild Blue Yonder
Arsenal Cinema‘The Wild Blue Yonder’, GER/FR/UK, 2005, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Tuesday, 7 Feb
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20:00
Film
Mein liebster Feind
Arsenal CinemaWerner Herzog, ‘Mein liebster Feind’, FRG/UK, 1999, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Wednesday, 8 Feb
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20:00
Film
‘Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel’ und ‘La Soufrière’
Deutsche KinemathekJuliane Koepcke, ‘Julianes Sturz in den Dschungel’, FRG/UK, 1999, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Thursday, 9 Feb
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20:00
Film
Lektionen in Finsternis
Arsenal Cinema‘Lektionen in Finsternis’, UK/GER, 1992, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Friday, 10 Feb
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20:00
Film
Stroszek
Arsenal CinemaEva Mattes, Bruno S., ‘Stroszek’, FRG, 1977, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Saturday, 11 Feb
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20:00
Film
Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
Arsenal Cinema›Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes‹, FRG, 1972, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Sunday, 12 Feb
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20:00
Film
‘Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner’ and ‘Land of Silence and Darkness’
Arsenal Cinema‘Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit’, FRG, 1971, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Monday, 13 Feb
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20:00
Film
Fata Morgana
Arsenal Cinema‘Fata Morgana’, FRG, 1971, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Tuesday, 14 Feb
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20:00
Film
Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen
Arsenal Cinema‘Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen’, FRG, 1970, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Wednesday, 15 Feb
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20:00
Film
Lebenszeichen
Arsenal Cinema‘Lebenszeichen’, FRG, 1968, directed by Werner Herzog
© Werner Herzog Film / Deutsche Kinemathek
Thursday, 23 Feb
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18:00
Curator-Led Tour
“Werner Herzog” mit audiodeskriptiven Ergänzungen
Deutsche KinemathekWerner Herzog
‘Into the Inferno’, UK/Canada, 2016
© Clive Oppenheimer
Sunday, 26 Feb
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08:45
Guided tour
Werner Herzog
Deutsche KinemathekWerner Herzog
‘Into the Inferno’, UK/Canada, 2016
© Clive Oppenheimer
Thursday, 23 Mar
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18:00
Curator-Led Tour
“Werner Herzog” mit audiodeskriptiven Ergänzungen
Deutsche KinemathekWerner Herzog
‘Into the Inferno’, UK/Canada, 2016
© Clive Oppenheimer
Sunday, 26 Mar
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15:00
Guided tour
Werner Herzog
Deutsche KinemathekWerner Herzog
‘Into the Inferno’, UK/Canada, 2016
© Clive Oppenheimer