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Stroszek

Werner Herzog / DE, 1977 / 108 min.

Herzog gave the lead role in Stroszek to Bruno S., a busker and former prisoner, following on from Kaspar Hauser – Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle. Unlike the director’s other muse, the theatrical Klaus Kinski, Bruno S. excels in attractive under-acting.

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“No more alcohol!” the prison governor growls at newly released busker Bruno. Moments later, Bruno is enjoying a beer in his favourite bar in Berlin, while intervening on behalf of Eva, who has just been beaten by two violent pimps. When Bruno's landlord Scheitz announces he is going to visit his cousin in America, the pair of outcasts decide to go with him. In search of the American dream; which has spectacularly failed to take root in the barren, dusty soil of rural Wisconsin.

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This movie contains scenes of explicit discriminationPersons under 12 years must be accompanied by an adultThis movie contains foul language

Director

Werner Herzog

Production year

1977

Country

DE

Original title

Stroszek

Length

108 min.

Language

German, English

Subtitles

ENG

Format

DCP

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.

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