Aguirre, The Wrath Of God - 1972 - 8/10
AKA - Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes
Lost patrol of the conquistador, deep in the Peruvian jungle, hunting for fabled gold.
Fabled being an apt word, as the further downstream they journey, the more you realize this is fool’s gold.
There is resistance from Nature, which the patrol fail to prepare for, and from unseen human enemies.
The cinematography is astonishing, especially when you consider the limitations of equipment in the early 1970’s.
Klaus Kinski, as Don Lope Del Aguirre, delivers another career highlight.
Perhaps too slow for today’s staccato tempo, yet fully in keeping with the gradual descent.
Brilliant and inspired, My favorite of all Herzog films.