Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog is a film director, screenwriter, and producer associated with German and international cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work has addressed human behavior, nature, and extreme situations across fiction and documentary forms.
Herzog is discussed in film studies, German cinema history, and analyses of documentary and narrative cinema.
Status
Herzog’s films are examined for their thematic focus, production methods, and treatment of non-professional actors and locations. Interpretations situate his work within New German Cinema and broader debates about realism and authorship.