16 August 2009

Stroszek (Werner Herzog, 1977)

7/10
Pretty good, surprisingly conventional fare from Werner Herzog. I chose to think of the movie as more a story about a man who has trouble fitting in anywhere outside of institutions rather than a metaphor for the cruel reality of the "American dream" but I guess either works. The famous chicken scene at the end was hyped so much it didn't really register with me, but I'm sure it would've back in '76.

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