Grizzly Man
Werner Herzog / US, 2005 / 104 min.
Timothy Treadwell spent thirteen summers living with grizzly bears in Alaska with the aim of getting to know and protecting them. Until his love for these animals proved fatal. Werner Herzog portrays the life and drive of a confused amateur ecologist, who he also admires.
Would Timothy Treadwell from Long Island, New York, born in 1957, still be alive today if he hadn’t been disappointed by the human race and his failed acting career? The answer to the corresponding question – why is Treadwell no longer alive? – lies with a grizzly bear that consumed the ‘bear whisperer’ and his girlfriend in Alaska’s Katmai National Park in the summer of 2003.
This is part of
Details
Director
Werner Herzog
Production year
2005
Country
US
Original title
Grizzly Man
Length
104 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NLD
Part of
Werner Herzog
Eye Filmmuseum presents an exhibition and extensive film programme around the work of celebrated filmmaker Werner Herzog. With an unorthodox oeuvre of more than seventy features, documentaries and shorts, Herzog has fascinated audiences with unforgettable stories, images and characters for more than half a century. His films grant us insights into the relationship between people and the chaotic world around them, as well as into the endless indifference of nature towards human life.
Planning on having a drink or a bite to eat? Book online for Eye Bar & Restaurant.
Share your love for film and become a member of the Eye Society.
Share your love for film and become a member of the Eye Society.
NLEN