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Steiner, Walter.
Ski jumping -- Switzerland.
Auctions -- Pennsylvania -- New Holland.
Auctioneers -- Language.
Skiers -- Switzerland.
Wood-carvers -- Switzerland.
Soufrière (Guadeloupe) -- Eruption, 1976.
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Steiner, Walter.
Ski jumping -- Switzerland.
Auctions -- Pennsylvania -- New Holland.
Auctioneers -- Language.
Skiers -- Switzerland.
Wood-carvers -- Switzerland.
Soufrière (Guadeloupe) -- Eruption, 1976.
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The great ecstasy of the sculptor Steiner [videorecording (DVD)] ; How much wood would a woodchuck chuck ; [and]
La
soufrière
: short films by Werner Herzog.
New Yorker Video, [2005].
Call #:
DVD 791.4361 H582g Doc
Subjects
Steiner, Walter.
Ski jumping -- Switzerland.
Auctions -- Pennsylvania -- New Holland.
Auctioneers -- Language.
Skiers -- Switzerland.
Wood-carvers -- Switzerland.
Soufrière
(Guadeloupe) -- Eruption, 1976.
Series
Video Difference legacy collection.
ISBN:
1567303897
Alternate title:
Werner Herzog's The great ecstasy of the sculptor Steiner [videorecording (DVD)] ; How much wood would a woodchuck chuck ; [and]
La
soufrière
Short films by Werner Herzog [videorecording (DVD)]
Three short films by Werner Herzog [videorecording (DVD)]
The great ecstasy of the sculptor Steiner [videorecording (DVD)].
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck [videorecording (DVD)].
La
soufrière
[videorecording (DVD)].
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] ;
Description:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Notes:
Originally filmed as documentaries between 1975-1977.
Home use only.
The first work is in German with optional English subtitles, the second is in English and the third is narrated in English by Herzog.
Contents:
Die grosse Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner = The great ecstasy of the sculptor Steiner (45 min.) (1975) -- How much wood would a woodchuck chuck-- : beobachtungen zu einer neuen Sprache (45 min.) (1977) / Werner Herzog filmproduktion im auftrag des Südfunks Stuttgart --
La
Soufrière
: warten auf eine unausweichliche Katastrophe =
La
Soufrière
: waiting for an inevitable catastrophe (30 min.) (1977).
Production:
By Werner Herzog ; a New Yorker Films release.
Summary:
"The Great Ecstasy of the Sculptor Steiner: Undoubtedly the greatest sports film -- although calling it a sports film is a bit like calling The Seventh Seal a chess film -- this lyrical documentary is about Walter Steiner, a Swiss wood carver and champion ski jumper. Herzog's presence in the film as a low-key but passionately involved commentator is a measure of his intense identification with this unique man who is compelled to take his creative impulse to the absolute limit. How Much Wood Would A Woodchuck Chuck: Set in the Amish region of Pennsylvania's Lancaster County, this off-beat documentary on the annual World Championship of Livestock Auctioneers chronicles a lively spectacle: bidders and their secret signals, splendid beasts up for auction, a colorful audience, and conversations in archaic German with the Amish folk. Best of all are the high-speed incantations of the auctioneers showing a language both zany and beautiful.
La
Soufrière
: In 1976, scientists predicted a volcano eruption that would destroy Guadeloupe. The island was evacuated; the newspapers reported that one man refused to leave. Herzog immediately arrived with a small crew in order to be on hand for the end. This fascinating study of imminent disaster and the man 'who stays' is one of Herzog's major works."--Container.
Genre:
German films.
Foreign films.
Short films.
Documentary films.
Ethnographic films.
Biographical documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
Other authors:
Herzog, Werner, 1942-
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