Burden of dreams
Title:
Burden of dreams
JLCTITLE245:
Janus Films ; Flower Films in association with José Koechlin von Stein, presents ; a film by Les Blank with Maureen Gosling ; produced and directed by Les Blank.
Uniform Title:
Burden of dreams (Motion picture)
Edition:
Filmmaker-approved special edition
Publication Information:
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (77 pages ; map ; 19 cm) and 1 folded insert.
ISBN:
9780780030015
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General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1982.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features: new restored high-definition digital transfer ; audio commentary by director Les Blank, editor and sound recordist Maureen Gosling (recorded September 2004), and Fitzcarraldo director Werner Herzog (recorded January 2005); interview with Herzog, "Dreams and burdens" (38 min.) ; film, "Werner Herzog eats his shoe" (20 min.) ; deleted scenes ; photo gallery ; theatrical trailer.
Event Note:
Filmed on location in the Amazon.
Abstract:
Goes behind the scenes in the making of Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo, the story of one man's attempt to build an opera house deep in the Amazon jungle. Filmmaker Les Blank captured the production, made perilous by Herzog's determination not to use models or special effects.
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
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Added Title Contained Works:
Werner Herzog eats his shoe.
Dreams and burdens.
Credits:
Photography, Les Blank ; editor, Maureen Gosling ; translations, Francisca Wentworth, Inez Reider, Richard Becker ; narration written by Michael Goodwin ; narrator, Candace Laughlin.
Performer:
Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards, Mick Jagger.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 1.33:1 aspect ratio presentation ; Dolby digital mono.
Language:
English, German, Spanish and indigenous Peruvian languages, with optional English subtitles for the non-English portions, and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).