MSU Film Series, "Burden of Dreams"

Fact and Fiction: The Truth Behind Classic Cinema

Burden of Dreams (USA, 1982)
Directed by Les Blank
Not Rated
95 minutes
English
@ The Moxie Cinema
7:00pm

A fascinating and chilling account of the making of Werner Herzog's Classic, Fitzcarraldo. A film that was beset by a series of disasters while shooting in the Amazon. The film managed to get made despite problems that would have floored a less driven director. Herzog survives major casting problems, losing both Jason Robards (health) and Mick Jagger (other commitments) halfway through shooting. His production gets caught up in a war between Peru and Ecuador, and he faces the inevitable problems of weather and crew morale. Filmmaker Les Blank has made a compelling film about an obsessed genius, the creative process, and the iron will it takes to make an independent feature film.

Find out more about Burden of Dreams from the Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083702/.

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The Film series is sponsored by the Office of the Provost.
Screenings are free and open to the public unless otherwise stated.