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  1. 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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  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Aug 6, 2024 · Woyzeck is explained here even less than he is in the original: he is an obscurely obsessed mooncalf, tortured by cosmic visions as much as he is victimised by military discipline and the...

  5. Aug 6, 2024 · The problem, as always with Herzog, is in the middle where he is unable to create a cinematically dynamic narrative. Indeed, Herzog is as fragmentary in his ways as Georg Büchner, author of...

  6. Jul 30, 2020 · Concerned with the ways in which individuals are shaped by surroundings and social position, Woyzeck anticipates literary naturalism by almost a half-century. By its treatment of a notorious real-life murder case, Woyzeck is also one of the earliest examples of documentary theater and has been praised as the greatest social drama in German ...

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  8. Sep 10, 2021 · Woyzeck, 1979. German film by Werner Herzog; The film stars Klaus Kinski, famous for his leading roles in other Herzog movies, including Noseferatu the Vampyre and Aguirre the Wrath of God. The film was in competition at Cannes Film Festival. “Herzog cherishes as well as guards the mystery at the heart of Woyzeck” wrote the New York Times.

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