The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner
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Opening shot of the film. |
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Directed by | Werner Herzog |
Produced by | Werner Herzog |
Written by | Werner Herzog |
Narrated by | Werner Herzog |
Starring | Walter Steiner Werner Herzog |
Music by | Popol Vuh |
Cinematography | Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein |
Editing by | Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus |
Release date(s) | 1974 |
Running time | 45 min. |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (Ge. Die Große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner) is a 1974 documentary film by German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is about celebrated ski-jumper Walter Steiner who works as a carpenter for his full-time occupation. Herzog has called it "one of my most important films." [1]
[edit] Production
The film includes footage shot in the German towns of Oberstdorf and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, as well as Planica in Yugoslavia. The film was made as part of a series for a German television station, which restricted in some ways the content. Herzog's original cut was 60 minutes long, but it was edited down to 45 minutes to fit in a one hour television spot. Also, the station required Herzog himself to appear on camera, which he had not typically done in his documentaries until this point.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Herzog, Werner (2001). Herzog on Herzog. Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-20708-1.