The diaries, published in 1978, describe a threeweek journey on foot from munich to paris in the. The kind of immersion into your subject and the passion and the caliber of prose we havent seen anything like this since the short stories of joseph conrad. Film director werner herzog visits stanford to talk about. Michaela carter, an author and frontlist buyer for the peregrine will facilitate this book club with a focus on the best new releases of literary fiction. Werner herzog on creativity, selfreliance, and how to make a. He has since spoken often of the book, and it is now one of only three required texts for his. When was the list time a film professor asked students to read virgils georgics, hemingways the short happy life of francis macomber, or j. When he managed to see the man, he realized it was werner herzog, who then replied, no, youre not. Werner herzog has a rather diverse reading list big think. After helping phoenix out of the wreckage, herzog phoned for an ambulance, then vanished. The discussion ranged far beyond the book, to embrace virgils georgics, the 16th century florentine codex originally in nahuatl, the edda, his films and his views on reading and filmmaking.
A companion to werner herzog by brad prager book resume. He sent a copy of the peregrine to the film director werner herzog. For a nonfiction book, one probably best described as a nature memoir, i am amazed at how its written. The nature book that predicted the future robert macfarlane remembers ja bakers the peregrine a fierce, ecstatic, prophetic account of one mans obsession that has held. Renowned filmmaker werner herzog comes to stanford to discuss j. A collection of interviews with the respected european filmmaker discusses such topics as his first international success with aguirre, the wrath of god, his cast hypnosis during the making of heart of glass, and his more recent documentary films. Bakers observations of peregrine falcons, recorded in the early 1960s required reading in herzogs rogue film school. Legendary werner herzog talks books on apple podcasts. This seemed rather a large claim and of course it piqued my curiosity so i bought it. The peregrine, which won the duff cooper prize in 1967, recounts a single year from the authors tenyear obsession with the peregrines that wintered near his home in eastern england.
Werner herzog on creativity, selfreliance, and how to make a living doing what you love if your project has real substance, ultimately the money will follow you like a common cur in the street with its tail between its legs. Classic herzogian hyperbole, i thought, pushing my bike uphill across the dried grass toward the old capital. Herzog was born werner stipetic in munich, to elizabeth stipetic, an austrian of croatian descent, and dietrich herzog, who was german. Werner herzog called it the one book i would ask you to read if you want. The filmmaker werner herzog lists it as required reading for his film. Werner herzog tells a book club why the peregrine is one of his. The kingfisher shone in the mud at the rivers edge, like a brilliant eye. Werner herzog gets shot during interview, doesnt miss a beat based in seoul, colin marshall writes and broadcasts on cities and culture. A book of interviews was published as werner herzog. The peregrine should be known as one of the finest works on nature ever written. Peregrine book company were prescotts largest locally. The two discuss the wish to fly, the plight of the. Werner herzog tells a book club why the peregrine is one.
Recently, a book of interviews has been published as werner herzog. Werner herzog called it the one book i would ask you to read if you want to. Renowned german director werner herzog teaches courses in different cities around the world as part of an itinerant school called the rogue film school. Bakers the peregrine 1967 it is and paperback only, no ereading. If they wanted to make a movie they had only to read one book. Legendary werner herzog talks books with author robert pogue. Bakers the peregrine and much more as part of the another look book club series.
Later in his life, herzog also staged several operas in bayreuth, germany, and at the milan scala in italy. Werner herzog tells a book club why the peregrine is one of. Bakers book the peregrine with robert harrison, a stanford professor of italian literature, at the feb. His films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unique talents in obscure fields, or individuals who are in conflict with nature. Jan 14, 2016 january 14, 2016 film director werner herzog visits stanford to talk about literary classic on peregrine falcons. Feb 16, 2016 renowned filmmaker werner herzog comes to stanford to discuss j. Werner herzog film gmbh spiegelgasse 9 1010 vienna austria imprint. January 14, 2016 film director werner herzog visits stanford to talk about literary classic on peregrine falcons. Aug 10, 2016 werner herzog on books every aspiring filmmaker should read sometimes i talk about these books that have nothing to do with filmmaking. If you havent heard of it, herzog considers the peregrine one of the great masterpieces of the 20th century.
He believes that the art of storytelling can often be best learned from beautifully written works. Im werner herzog, im a filmmaker normally but i do read. The films and books werner herzogs students must watch and. Apr 28, 2018 ordinarily, i dont think id ever consider a book like this for my shelf. Werner herzog tells a book club why the peregrine is one of his favorite books, a 20thcentury masterpiece. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Mar 29, 2002 werner herzog was born in munich on september 5 1942, the second son of dietrich herzog and elizabeth stipetic, biology graduates who met at university in vienna. In a typical day, a peregrine will kill and eat two birds as well as assorted mice, worms and insects. During eric weinsteins podcast, the portal, werner herzog said that reading is essential for any creative endeavor. First published in 1967, this classic of british nature writing has an intensity and beauty of prose that is unprecedented, it is one of the finest pieces of prose you can ever see anywhere, says herzog. Using words to conjure striking, memorable imagery can help of us that work with video, and film.
Sep 22, 2017 werner herzog told a rio audience to quit film school. John alec baker 1926 1987 was an english author, best known for the peregrine, which won the duff cooper prize in 1967. Mar 02, 2017 legendary werner herzog talks books with author robert pogue harrison. Baker 1967 its a book about watching peregrines, but its a book that everyone who makes films should read. Werner herzog on creativity, selfreliance, and how to. Bakers the peregrine and much more as part of the another. Jan 14, 2016 legendary film director werner herzog will discuss j. Werner herzog on virtual reality, the future of humanity, and internet trolls why peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on earth cheetahs are fast, but not faster than a diving peregrine falcon. Werner herzog on the peregrine and the importance of. Werner herzog at stanford to talk about a littleknown, longoutofprint book about a man and a falcon. Werner herzog, german motionpicture director whose unusual films captured men and women at psychological extremes.
Five books and seven films required to take werner herzogs course in his rogue film school. Herzog insists that anybody who wants to be a filmmaker should read this book. Werner herzog on the peregrine to the best of our knowledge. Werner herzog is a wellknown student of literature. Filmmaker werner herzog, whose films include grizzly man and cave of the forgotten dreams, recommends a nonfiction collection of j. About watching peregrines, but its a book that everyone who makes films should read. Shaken and confused, he heard a tapping on his window and a voice said, just relax. Werner herzog recommends that you read this book if you want to learn how to make films.
Legendary werner herzog talks books with author robert pogue harrison. I bought this on the recommendation of werner herzog who claimed that it was the most influential book he had ever read, and in fact underscored his particular filmic eye. In the past, herzog has stated that you cant be a filmmaker without a regular. Werner herzog told a rio audience to quit film school. Werner herzog will teach his first online course on filmmaking.
Baker wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Books that prominent german film director werner herzog recommended or read or wrote or was mentioned in. He studied history, literature and theatre for some time, but didnt finish it and founded instead his own film production company in 1963. The films and books werner herzogs students must watch.
The peregrine is not a book about watching a bird, it is a book about becoming a bird. Two of the books herzog recommends are the peregrine by j. Legendary film director werner herzog will discuss j. The book i would really recommend now is an obscure book published in 1967, the peregrine by j. He wrote in great britain when the last peregrines were dying outnow they have bounced back a little bit. Supposedly a book about birds and icelandic poetry about mythology are the only two things you need to read. Werner herzog called it the one book i would ask you to read if you want to make films, and said elsewhere.
Share werner herzog quotations about films, north korea and dreams. Those of you who follow the book haven know that weve been somewhat preoccupied with legendary filmmaker werner herzog, who visited stanford on february 2 to discuss j. Werner herzog reveals the one crime he wont commit in the. The peregrine is required reading in herzogs rogue film school, and he has called it one of the greatest books of the 20th century, praising an intensity and beauty of prose that is unprecedented, it is one of the finest pieces of prose you can ever see anywhere. Legendary werner herzog talks books with author robert. Strangely enough, theres this mythology sprouting out that i cannot stop. Through the device of letter writing, herzog movingly portrays both the. Dec 24, 2014 five books and seven films required to take werner herzogs course in his rogue film school. Baker, who is somebody about whom we know nothing, literally nothing. The book i would really recommend is an obscure book published in 1967.
Id never heard of it until werner herzog mentioned it in his masterclass. Herzog has won numerous national and international. Werner herzog on books every aspiring filmmaker should read sometimes i talk about these books that have nothing to do with filmmaking. Werner herzogs masterclass the complete video of the werner herzogs masterclass conversation open to the public. Dec 31, 2004 written at a time when the extinction of the peregrine and nuclear apocalypse both seemed imminent, this is a book about the poetry of death and loss as much as it is about hawks. The writing is lyrically charged throughout, as the. Bakers masterpiece in nature writing, the peregrine, herzog explains. In january 2018, the peregrine was included by the arts and humanities research council in a list of 10 contenders to find the uks favourite book about nature. Before taking these, his students must have read five books and watched seven films.
With rainer werner fassbinder and volker schlondorff, herzog led the influential postwar west german cinema movement. In addition to the peregrine, which was first published in 1967 and won the duff cooper prize, he was also the author of the hill of summer, which was published in 1969. The snipe lay halfsubmerged in flooded grass, cryptic even in death. Filmmaker werner herzog came to stanford on may 7, 2019, to discuss his book, of walking in ice. Werner herzog was born in munich on september 5 1942, the second son of dietrich herzog and elizabeth stipetic, biology graduates who met at. Aug 30, 2016 two of the books herzog recommends are the peregrine by j. Herzog on herzog by werner herzog,paul cronin book resume. Bakers the peregrine and much more as part of the another look. The book is fervently, strangely alive, and, like many peculiar, numinous things, the peregrine has its circle of admirers.