A Companion to Werner Herzog showcases over two dozenoriginal scholarly essays examining nearly five decades offilmmaking by one of the most acclaimed and innovative figures inworld cinema.
* First collection in twenty years dedicated to examiningHerzog's expansive career
* Features essays by international scholars and Herzogspecialists
* Addresses a broad spectrum of the director's films, fromhis earliest works such as Signs of Life and FataMorgana to such recent films as The Bad Lieutenant andEncounters at the End of the World
* Offers creative, innovative approaches guided by film history,art history, and philosophy
* Includes a comprehensive filmography that also features a listof the director's acting appearances and operaproductions
* Explores the director's engagement with music and thearts, his self-stylization as a global filmmaker, his Bavarianorigins, and even his love-hate relationship with the actor KlausKinski