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VHS : The Enigma Of Kaspar Hauser [1975]
starring: Bruno S., Walter Ladengast, Brigitte Mira, Willy Semmelrogge, Michael Kroecher
directed by: Werner Herzog
directed by: Werner Herzog
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Audience Rating: Parental Guidance Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 5023965120724 Format: PAL, Subtitled Label: Tartan Video Manufacturer: Tartan Video Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Tartan Video Release Date: February 20, 1995 Running Time: 105 minutes Sales Rank: 6853 Studio: Tartan Video Theatrical Release Date: November 15, 1974 |
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- Every man for himself...Every Man For Himself and God Against All aka The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser is a prime slice of pre-nutter-in-the-jungle Werner Herzog and makes an interesting companion piece to Truffaut's L'Enfant Sauvage/The Wild Child. Where Truffaut used his true story of a foundling more animal than boy as proof of the human soul, Herzog uses the real-life mystery of Hauser as a means of showing that society's accepted way of looking at the world may not necessarily be the most valid - as demonstrated when Hauser's ... Read More
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- EXTRAORDINARYExtraordinary.
One of the few, great masterpieces of world cinema.
Not many movies are perfect but this one is. Bruno S (a former mental patient?) as the enigmatic and charismatic Kaspar makes no false moves. Watch his eyes.
This film works on all levels. As drama, as art and as great story telling. Exceptional cinematography and a great score work to underscore the startling tale. The fact that it is based on a historical incident allows for immediate suspension ... Read More
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- Possibly one of the most subtly beautiful films ever madeAlso titled "Every man for himself and God against us all" Herzog's masterpiece focuses on the true story of a boy, discovered in Nuremburg in 1828, unable to speak or walk. The film follows him as a philanthropist attempts to integrate him into bourgeois society. Herzog convincingly attacks the stultifying practice of "culturing" the young. The film is neither sentimental nor callous, but seems at every moment beautifully poignant. In my opinion, Herzog is one of the greatest directors of the 20 th century, ... Read More
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- Existentialist classic from eccentric director Werner Herzog'The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser' is, quite simply, incredible. It tells the story of Kaspar, who is found in Berlin, unable to walk or talk, holding a note, having been imprisoned since birth. He arouses the curiosity of the people who attempt to teach him how to life in the outside world.
But Kaspar's problem is that, although he eventually learns how to function physically, he has no grasp of human morality. Religion seems to him ridiculous, etiquette a pointless irrelevance. This is what makes ... Read More
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