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Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner
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Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner
IDFA 1999

Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner

The Great Ecstacy of the Sculptor Steiner
Werner Herzog
Germany
1974
43 min
Festival history

Walter Steiner was a Swiss lumberjack who in the seventies belonged to the top-class ski jumpers of the world. Herzog used five cameramen and special cameras to be able to capture the spectacular jumps and give an indication of Steiner’s devotion. With each jump, he hovers between life and death. The game between life and death is a recurring theme in Herzog’s work.

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    New Yorker Films
    New Yorker Films