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Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

2019 · 89 min

A contemplative, personal journey through landscapes and memories, rich with quiet wonder and melancholy.

Directed by: Werner Herzog
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Werner Herzog, Bruce Chatwin, Karin Eberhard

Tagline: The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot
Overview: When Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, his friend Werner Herzog made a final visit. As a parting gift, Chatwin gave him his rucksack. Thirty years later, Herzog sets out on his own journey, inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life, uncovering stories of lost tribes, wanderers and dreamers.

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Directed by: Werner Herzog
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Werner Herzog, Bruce Chatwin, Karin Eberhard

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: memory
identity
isolation
friendship
death
Places: wilderness
countryside
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Written by: Werner Herzog
Starring: Werner Herzog, Bruce Chatwin, Karin Eberhard, Nicholas Shakespeare, Elizabeth Chatwin, Petronella Vaarzon-Morel, Glenn Morrison, Michael Liddle Pula
Music: Ernst Reijseger
Cinematography: Louis Caulfield, Mike Paterson
Runtime: 89 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: German, English

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