Dear Werner (Walking on Cinema)

A quiet, contemplative pilgrimage through cold landscapes that feels like a meditative essay on art, devotion and solitude.

Directed by

Pablo Maqueda

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Pablo Maqueda, Werner Herzog

Overview

In 1974 Werner Herzog walked from Munich to Paris, an act of faith to prevent the 
death of his mentor Lotte Eisner. In 2020, a young filmmaker walks following Herzog´s footprints in an act of love to one of the best filmmakers of our time. A journey through villages, nature, loneliness and cold, looking for the meaning of filmmaking. Including fragments of the book "Of Walking in Ice" by legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog narrated by himself exclusively for the film.

How it feels

Earnest, melancholic and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Art, isolation, faith, loneliness

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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