- Actors: Helmut Döring, Paul Glauer, Gisela Hertwig, Hertel Minkner, Gertrud Piccini
- Directors: Werner Herzog
- Writers: Werner Herzog
- Producers: Werner Herzog
- Format: NTSC
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
- VHS Release Date: Nov 23 1999
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00002RASL
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #23,543 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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With a cast composed entirely of dwarfs, Werner Herzog (Aguirre, the Wrath of God) tells a tale of asylum inmates taking over the asylum. The institution's governor is holed up in his own home with a rebel hostage to keep him company. As the inmates' wrangling for the release of their fellow captive comes to naught, all symbols of ordered society are mocked and brought to a shambles. Typewriters are smashed, flowers are set on fire, a dinner ceremony ends with the slapstick smashing of plates, a monkey is tied to a crucifix and paraded in solemn observance, chickens resort to cannibalism. All vestige of order is disrupted in Herzog's blackly humorous, fatalistic parable, leaving us with nothing but the mad, strident cackling of a dwarf. It's not just that the dwarfs are grotesques, but that we all are grotesques in this eerie little world, and it's only through Herzog's eye that we see this clearly. This deceptively simple story builds with amazing power from beginning to end, brutal and compassionate, uncompromising and mad. --Jim Gay
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Genius,
By "firewalkwithme00" (Seattle) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Even Dwarfs Started Small (DVD)
There is nothing I love more than a dwarf, after he has simply torn his world to pieces, laughing at a defecating camel for five minutes and then coughing because he laughed too hard.Did you know? Werner Herzog promised that at the end of the film he would jump into some cactus to show that he understood the pain he was subjecting the cast to. He did this.
4.0 out of 5 stars
VERY strange indeed,
By T&D (Stockport, Cheshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Even Dwarfs Started Small (DVD)
This is a very, very, very bizarre film indeed, there is not much I can add to that, it is funny( but, should it be? ) and it's very different to anything out there, if you want to enjoy an easier film with more dwarves than you have ever seen, running riot then watch "Under The Rainbow" !But it is a very interesting film to say the least.
4.0 out of 5 stars
incredible film,
By garlandb (Ottawa, Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Even Dwarfs Started Small (DVD)
werner herzog is a difficult director and he doesn't let the audience off easy. while a film like 'aguirre' is enjoyable on a surface level films like 'dwarves' require further thought. when i first saw this film i wasn't really into it but after listening to the commentary, seeing a few more of herzog's films and reading a book about him i appreciate what he is doing. the images and ideas that werner herzog commits to film are from a special place and anyone who has heard of the fantastic stories surrounding the production of a film like "fitzcaraldo" can see herzog's devotion to his art. in a profession filled with creativity and eccentricity herzog towers above all as a true oddity. this reputation has resulted in his ability to make films that are far from digestible for over 30 years. his talent and powerful personality make him worthy of attention and appreciation.
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