Stroszek

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Dave S @RT68722908 Sep 22, 2025 In Stroszek, three disparate characters (an alcoholic ex-con, a prostitute, and an eccentric landlord), after forming an unlikely bond, decide to flee their German homeland in search of a better life in rural Wisconsin. A master of films dealing with alienation and the need for characters to find someplace to lay roots, Stroszek is a film that could only have been made by Werner Herzog and the proof is in his extensive repertoire – Aguirre, Fitzcarraldo, Grizzly Man, etc. It’s a simple movie on the surface, but effectively strips the three main characters to their core, exposing their suffering and need for some form of acceptance. The performances are all strong, but where it really excels is with Herzog’s insightful script, topped with a line from Stroszek himself when he asks the simple question “who knows what fate has in store for you?” How true. See more Blobbo X @Blobbo Apr 12, 2023 It's one of a kind at the very least. See more isla s @RT89656869 Sep 2, 2022 This is a bleak and sobering watch - its quite thoughtful. At the end it turns somewhat surreal and I suppose it has an arty element to it. Its quite hard to describe in any detail but I certainly wouldn't recommend it if your looking for something to cheer yourself up because this is quite, as I say, a sobering and even grim watch. I think the central performance by Bruno S. was quite good. He plays a quite detached individual well. There is some poignant dialogue and if the director is one you enjoy (Warner Herzog) then I'd recommend it. See more georgan g @RT98616417 Jul 3, 2022 So many aspects of this film were engaging. Reality v daydream fantasy, relationship that are good AND bad, acting v the non-actors playing themselves and comedic v tragedy. See more Kevin L @Lakeman Nov 26, 2021 Not one of the better Herzog movies, to say the least. Pretty annoying and silly. Not sure what the hell he was trying to get at here, besides nihilism or something about how it sucks to be poor and stupid. It's a movie for hipsters to convince themselves it's great and anyone who can't see that has no true grasp of cinema. Yeah, that wacky ending is something, but sure as hell not enough to save this drowning witch. That ship arrived too late and at the wrong dock. 2.8 stars See more William L @RT77267842 Jul 1, 2021 When you witness a German street performer and recent inmate stride into a Native-American themed roadside sandwich shop clutching a shotgun and a frozen turkey, you just might shake your head and wonder, "how did we get here?" Though perhaps we aren't all left arguing with polished bank representatives, Herzog delivers a wonderfully tragicomic depiction of life. It's confusing, unfair, and often funny in spite of it all. The ambitions of Schleinstein's Stroszek are painfully simplistic in his own head - he wants to live in peace and happiness, even if he has encountered bumps along the way. But through a combination of unfavorable circumstances, his own shortcomings, and a lack of understanding his dream lifestyle is left painfully out of reach. Life is a balance of childlike wonders and painful truths, and few directors (really, writer-director-producers) have embraced that bizarre balancing act better than Herzog's did with this film, using a script that he composed in four days. Road movies and films about the immigrant experience are each a dime a dozen, but Stroszek strips away excess romanticism to tackle some surprisingly deep and impactful truths about the human experience, told in a way that takes advantage of the humor in suffering without belittling it. (4/5) See more Read all reviews

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