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Woyzeck [ˈvɔʏtsɛk] is a 1979 German drama film written, produced and directed by Werner Herzog and starring Klaus Kinski and Eva Mattes. It is an adaptation of the unfinished play Woyzeck by German dramatist Georg Büchner.
Woyzeck: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Klaus Kinski, Eva Mattes, Wolfgang Reichmann, Willy Semmelrogge. Franz Woyzeck is a hapless, hopeless soldier, alone and powerless in society, assaulted from all sides by forces he can not control.
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- Drama
- Werner Herzog
- 1979-08-24
Woyzeck isn't demonstrative of Herzog's usual style as a filmmaker; it uses long cuts and scenes seem like acts. He's criticized for this decision, but I find the choice appropriate. It highlights what makes this film great, the performance of Klaus Kinski as the soldier Woyzeck.
Having fathered an illegitimate child with his lover, Marie (Eva Mattes), feckless soldier Franz Woyzeck (Klaus Kinski) takes odd jobs around his small town to provide some extra money for them.
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- Klaus Kinski
- Werner Herzog
- Drama
Sep 10, 2012 · An anarchist's morality play; the tale of an army private tormented in private by visions of apocalypse, in public by the unbearable weight of social and sexual.
Mar 18, 2016 · Right up to the murder sequence, Woyzeck is arguably the most ‘classical’ of Herzog’s films, with long takes of two-three minutes filmed in frontal mid-shot, the camera moving with characters or their vantage point, soon returning to relative visual stability.
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Sep 10, 2021 · What is the story of Woyzeck? Büchner’s psychological drama follows the title character and his descent into insanity because of poverty, cruelty and loneliness. In order to provide extra money for his partner Marie and their child, Woyzeck, a military barber, is the subject of physical and psychological experimentation by a doctor.