Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Werner Herzog has spent more than six decades making films about people who dare to dream beyond reason.
At the Venice Film Festival, the legendary German filmmaker, 84, returns with Bucking Fastard, the story of twin sisters Jean and Joan Holbrooke, who set out to dig a tunnel through a mountain range in search of a place where true love exists.
But the film is also a reflection of Herzog himself. Since making his first movie at 19, Herzog has become one of cinema's most influential, unconventional and obsessive directors. From his explosive collaborations with Klaus Kinski to his unforgettable documentaries and feature films, he has always been drawn to ambitious characters chasing seemingly impossible goals.
In this video, we explore the career and enduring vision of the filmmaker who never stopped searching beyond the horizon.
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Chapters:
00:00 Werner Herzog returns to Venice
00:53 Bucking Fastard: A story only Herzog could tell
01:46 Obsessions, eccentrics and the search for truth
02:30 Fitzcarraldo and Herzog's impossible dreams
03:09 At 84, still chasing the next adventure
CREDITS
Report, Camera, Edit: Elisabetta Galla
Supervising Editor: Scott Roxborough
Producer: Oliver Glasenapp
Executive Producers: Matthias Frickel, Melanie von Marschalck
For more visit: dw.com/en/culture/s-1441
Please follow DW's netiquette: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G
Werner Herzog has spent more than six decades making films about people who dare to dream beyond reason.
At the Venice Film Festival, the legendary German filmmaker, 84, returns with Bucking Fastard, the story of twin sisters Jean and Joan Holbrooke, who set out to dig a tunnel through a mountain range in search of a place where true love exists.
But the film is also a reflection of Herzog himself. Since making his first movie at 19, Herzog has become one of cinema's most influential, unconventional and obsessive directors. From his explosive collaborations with Klaus Kinski to his unforgettable documentaries and feature films, he has always been drawn to ambitious characters chasing seemingly impossible goals.
In this video, we explore the career and enduring vision of the filmmaker who never stopped searching beyond the horizon.
#dwculture #dwcultureexplained
Chapters:
00:00 Werner Herzog returns to Venice
00:53 Bucking Fastard: A story only Herzog could tell
01:46 Obsessions, eccentrics and the search for truth
02:30 Fitzcarraldo and Herzog's impossible dreams
03:09 At 84, still chasing the next adventure
CREDITS
Report, Camera, Edit: Elisabetta Galla
Supervising Editor: Scott Roxborough
Producer: Oliver Glasenapp
Executive Producers: Matthias Frickel, Melanie von Marschalck
For more visit: dw.com/en/culture/s-1441
Please follow DW's netiquette: https://p.dw.com/p/MF1G
