Werner Herzog Werner Herzog Stipetić ( born 5 September 1942), known as Werner Herzog, is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director.

He is often considered as one of the greatest figures of the New German Cinema, along with Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Margarethe von Trotta, Volker Schlöndorff, Werner Schröter, and Wim Wenders. His films often feature heroes with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who find themselves in conflict with nature. French filmmaker François Truffaut once called Herzog "the most important film director alive."

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User Comments You must Log in or Register to post comments. FitFortDanga A loose, roaming documentary, similar in that sense to The White Diamond. The rambling nature of it does make it feel unfocused but it also serves as a springboard for a number of interesting tangents. From beautiful, otherworldly images to intriguing characters with amazing stories to philosophical rants, things are kept pretty engaging for the most part. And Herzog's often displayed a sly sense of humor in his films, but some of his comments in this one are actually laugh-out-loud funny. Stain Um... Herzog didn't make the nature documentary you might expect. In fact, I'm not totally sure WHAT this is supposed to be about. Whatever it is, though, I like it whatismyname Not enough substance for a documentary. Werner Herzog was more annoying than anything else. The film was more about Herzog coming up with some witty lines and less about the beautiful Antarctica. Derekstar Wonderful film. I'm finding Herzog's documentaries to be among the most moving films I've ever seen. They also consistently force me to reevaluate how I view other people's documentaries. They really are in a league of their own. Herzog goes out of his way, to his credit, to show the audience that a documentary is (perhaps) more about the Documentarian than about the subject. Truly great stuff. michuk A very honest documentary about the settlers of Antarctica, the natives and the invaders. It's not a movie about penguins but one scene with a suicidal penguin fits great into the convention of the film. Herzog comments from the behind the camera make this film even more funny and thoughtful.