

Movies Like Portrait: Werner Herzog
An autobiographical short film by Werner Herzog made in 1986. Herzog tells stories about his life and career. The film contains excerpts and commentary on several Herzog films, including Signs of Life, Heart of Glass, Fata Morgana, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Fitzcarraldo, and the Les Blank documentary Burden of Dreams. Notable is footage of a conversation between Herzog and his mentor Lotte Eisner, a photographer. In another section, he talks with mountaineer Reinhold Messner, in which they discuss a potential film project in the Himalayas to star Klaus Kinski.
Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Dark Glow of the Mountain

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

Burden of Dreams

His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th

Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh

Sexo en el plató

It Came from Hollywood

Ghost Elephants

The Wrath of God

Encounters at the End of the World

La Soufrière: Waiting for an Inevitable Catastrophe

The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

Wings of Hope

Meeting Gorbachev

Ballad of the Little Soldier

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds

Wheel of Time

God's Angry Man
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