Grizzly Man (15)
Director: Werner Herzog
Starring: Timothy Treadwell, Werner Herzog
USA, 2005, 1 hour 43 minutes
The most extraordinary documentary of the year and quite unlike anything you’ll have ever seen. This is the story of Timothy Treadwell, an environmental activist who lived with the grizzly bears of Alaska every summer for 13 years until he was eaten by one of the very creatures he adored! From the 100 hours of amazing close-up footage that Treadwell shot of grizzlies gambolling across the Alaskan wilds, Herzog sculpts something way beyond a wildlife documentary. For Herzog, Treadwell’s intimate footage is a starting point for an exploration of the relationship between man and the natural world that is both insightful and funny. This is a subject tailor made for Herzog, one of the world’s greatest filmmakers, who has created a mesmerising, heartbreaking, brilliant portrait of adventure, activism and obsession that ranks alongside his greatest films.
“I believe that the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder.” Werner Herzog
“Nothing short of extraordinary” Variety
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