Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo (German: Die Eroberung des Nutzlosen) is a 2004 book by the German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is Herzog's diaries from the troubled, three years long production of the 1982 film Fitzcarraldo.[1][2]
| Author | Werner Herzog |
|---|---|
| Original title | Die Eroberung des Nutzlosen |
| Translator | Krishna Winston |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Carl Hanser Verlag |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 2009 |
| Pages | 334 |
| ISBN | 9783446204577 |
Kirkus Reviews called the book a "valuable historical record and a strangely stylish, hypnotic literary work".[1] Jonathan Levi of the Los Angeles Times wrote that it reveals Herzog "to be witty, compassionate, microscopically observant and -- your call -- either maniacally determined or admirably persevering".[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Conquest of the Useless". Kirkus Reviews. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ a b Levi, Lawrence (28 June 2009). "'Conquest of the Useless' by Werner Herzog". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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