Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin (Werner Herzog)
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1h 29m
Directed by Werner Herzog • Documentary • With Werner Herzog • 2020 • 89 minutes
Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his decades-long friendship with the late author Bruce Chatwin, a kindred spirit whose quest for ecstatic truth carried him to all corners of the globe. Herzog’s deeply personal portrait of Chatwin, illustrated with archival discoveries, film clips, and a mound of “brontosaurus skin,” encompasses their shared interest in aboriginal cultures, ancient rituals, and the mysteries stitching together life on earth.
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