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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:film
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| gptkbp:award |
Best Director at Cannes
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| gptkbp:awards |
Best Director at Cannes Film Festival
Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival |
| gptkbp:based_on |
real events
the life of Carlos Fitzcarrald The story of Fitzcarraldo. |
| gptkbp:box_office |
$1.5 million
$2 million |
| gptkbp:budget |
gptkb:$8_million
$10 million |
| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Fitzcarraldo
gptkb:Molly Molly. Cholo Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald. Don Aquilino. The rubber barons. Don Aquilino |
| gptkbp:character_development |
Fitzcarraldo's ambition drives the narrative.
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| gptkbp:cinematography |
gptkb:Thomas_Mauch
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| gptkbp:cinematography_by |
gptkb:Thomas_Mauch
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| gptkbp:color |
gptkb:Color
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany gptkb:Peru |
| gptkbp:critical_analysis |
Analyzed for its portrayal of indigenous cultures.
Examined for its themes of imperialism. |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
mixed reviews
Mixed reviews upon release. Received mixed reviews upon release. |
| gptkbp:cult_status |
gptkb:true
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired other films
Continues to be studied in film schools. Considered a classic of world cinema. Has a cult following. |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
Referenced in various films and media.
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| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
commentary on capitalism
exploration of ambition exploration of human limits depiction of obsession with art depiction of the Amazon Explores the clash between civilization and nature. |
| gptkbp:directed_by |
gptkb:Werner_Herzog
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| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:Werner_Herzog
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| gptkbp:distributor |
gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
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| gptkbp:edited_by |
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
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| gptkbp:editing |
Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
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| gptkbp:features |
a famous scene with a steamship being hauled over a mountain
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| gptkbp:film_awards |
Nominated for Academy Awards.
Won several international film awards. |
| gptkbp:film_festival |
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
Cannes Film Festival 1982. |
| gptkbp:film_score |
gptkb:Popol_Vuh
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| gptkbp:film_technique |
Long takes.
Minimal special effects. Minimal use of special effects. Uses long takes. Characterized by its philosophical undertones. Considered a precursor to modern eco-cinema. Influenced the genre of adventure films. Known for its surreal imagery. |
| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:tropical_rainforest
Amazon rainforest. Peru. |
| gptkbp:follows |
a man who dreams of building an opera house in the Amazon
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:drama
gptkb:adventure |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Set during the rubber boom in the Amazon.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fitzcarraldo
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:cinema
art house cinema documentary filmmaking cinema verité subsequent films about the Amazon Subsequent films about ambition. |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Marlon_Brando
gptkb:Heart_of_Darkness gptkb:Joseph_Conrad gptkb:Francis_Ford_Coppola Documentary filmmaking. the life of Carlos Fitzcarrald Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The concept of the 'great man' in history. The exploration of the Amazon. The history of rubber extraction. The opera culture. The works of Werner Herzog. Inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad. The opera ' Aida'. |
| gptkbp:influences |
Influenced filmmakers like Jim Jarmusch.
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
the rubber boom in the Amazon
The life of Carlos Fitzcarrald. Inspired the documentary ' Burden of Dreams'. Inspired by the life of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald. |
| gptkbp:inspired |
documentary ' Burden of Dreams'
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Spanish
gptkb:German English |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Cult following.
Regarded as one of Herzog's masterpieces. |
| gptkbp:music_by |
gptkb:Popol_Vuh
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| gptkbp:music_composer |
gptkb:Popol_Vuh
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| gptkbp:narrative_style |
Non-linear storytelling.
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| gptkbp:notable_for |
its ambitious production
the challenges faced during filming the use of real jungle locations the construction of a steamship over a mountain |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" I will build an opera house in the jungle."
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| gptkbp:notable_scene |
the boat being pulled over the mountain
the encounter with the indigenous people the final journey of Fitzcarraldo the opera performance The boat being dragged over the mountain. |
| gptkbp:plot |
A man attempts to build an opera house in the Amazon rainforest.
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| gptkbp:premiere |
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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| gptkbp:premiered_on |
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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| gptkbp:production_company |
gptkb:Werner_Herzog_Filmproduktion
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| gptkbp:release_country |
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany gptkb:Peru |
| gptkbp:release_date |
1982-02-20
December 1982 February 1982 |
| gptkbp:release_year |
gptkb:1982
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| gptkbp:released_in |
gptkb:1982
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| gptkbp:remake |
Fitzcarraldo (2010) by director Werner Herzog.
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| gptkbp:runtime |
158 minutes
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| gptkbp:screenplay |
gptkb:Werner_Herzog
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| gptkbp:screenplay_by |
gptkb:Werner_Herzog
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| gptkbp:set_in |
gptkb:Peru
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| gptkbp:soundtrack |
Features music by Popol Vuh.
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| gptkbp:starring |
gptkb:Klaus_Kinski
gptkb:Claudia_Cardinale |
| gptkbp:symbolism |
The boat symbolizes ambition.
The opera house symbolizes cultural aspiration. |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:Obsession
gptkb:Colonialism Isolation. Ambition. Cultural clash. Obsession. Art vs. Nature |
| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:colonialism
gptkb:dreams obsession nature vs. man |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Werner_Herzog
gptkb:New_German_Cinema gptkb:Klaus_Kinski gptkb:1983_Cannes_Film_Festival gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_1982 gptkb:The_Frames gptkb:1985_Cannes_Film_Festival |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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