Werner Herzog

“Werner Herzog is cult! He has been imitated on social media more than almost any other director. He guest-starred on ‘The Simpsons’ several times, and helped draw attention to the Star Wars series ‘The Mandalorian’ when he played its villain. ‘Time Magazine’ named Herzog one of 2009’s most influential people. In around 70 feature films and documentaries to date, Herzog has created an extraordinary visual canon, far surpassing what audiences are accustomed to seeing at the cinema. His oeuvre spans feature films of New German Cinema and Hollywood productions with stars such as Nicole Kidman and Christian Bale, as well as willfully unorthodox documentaries. … “