@ BOOKSOUP Tomorrow - In-Store Event with Werner Herzog

Werner will discuss 'Conquest of the Useless' @ BookSoup
August- 1 @5p

One of the most revered filmmakers of our time, Werner Herzog wrote this diary during the making of Fitzcarraldo, the lavish 1982 film that tells the story of a would-be rubber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill in order to access a rich rubber territory. Later, Herzog spoke of his difficulties when making the film, including casting problems, reshoots, language barriers, epic clashes with the star, and the logistics of moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill without the use of special effects.

Hailed by critics around the globe, the film went on to win Herzog the 1982 Outstanding Director Prize at Cannes. Conquest of the Useless, Werner Herzog's diary on his fever dream in the Amazon jungle, is an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a genius during the making of one of his greatest achievements.

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The Pleasure of Being Robbed

A carefree, pixie-haired kleptomaniac named Eleonore breathlessly traipses around city streets, stealing purses, cars and kisses just for the fun (and thrill) of it in this jazzy ode to reckless youth and the joys of New York. Shot guerrilla-style in grainy, beautiful 16mm, Pleasure of Being Robbed is 24-year-old New York writer-director Josh Safdie first film, and was the Closing Night film of the 2008 Cannes Directors' Fortnight and the only film from the U.S. to play in that section. Harkening back to the exciting, off-the-cuff school of '60s American independent and French New Wave filmmaking, while adding a charming and magical sensibility all its own, Safdie has given the audience a gift--a wonderful day in good company that, like it's heroine, is styas with you with more depth than you'd at first expect. The Cinefamily is proud to share work from a bright new talent from the Independent film world, and hopes to see more films like it!

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