This text consists of a set of career-length interviews with the German genius once hailed by Francois Truffaut as the most important film director alive . The dialogues provide a forum for Herzog's views on the things, ideas and people that have preoccupied him for so many years.
Werner Herzog autobiographical film Portrait Werner Herzog involved moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill without the use of special effects. Herzog believes that no one has ever performed a similar feat in history, and likely never will again, calling himself 'Conquistador of the Useless'.
This retrospective journey through the recent paintings of a leading theatrical designer presents astunning narrative that conveys the artist's underlying belief in universal connections.