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Valerie Aurora (vaurora@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 13:03:58 JST Valerie Aurora
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@mishellbaker I feel like watching "Burden of Dreams," the documentary of the making of Werner Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo," could be inspirational. Or "Aguirre, Wrath of God."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_Dreams?wprov=sfti1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aguirre,_the_Wrath_of_God?wprov=sfti1
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  Burden of Dreams
  
  Burden of Dreams is a 1982 "making-of" documentary film directed by Les Blank, shot during and about the chaotic production of Werner Herzog's 1982 film Fitzcarraldo, and filmed on location in the jungles of Peru. Plot summary Cast Werner Herzog as Self Klaus Kinski as Fitzcarraldo / Self Claudia Cardinale as Molly / Self Jason Robards as Fitzcarraldo Mick Jagger as WilburProduction Throughout production, director Les Blank and his small crew became exhausted and exasperated from the stress of the work. Blank said that he felt "unconnected to the people around me". Keeping up with the antics of Herzog and Klaus Kinski (the film's star) proved difficult for the reserved, introverted Blank. By the last week of production, he was so burnt out that he feared coming out of production "like some Viet Nam veterans, horribly calloused". He wrote in his journal, "I'm tired of it all and I couldn't care less if they move the stupid ship – or finish the fucking film".Blank would often ask Herzog...
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  Mishell Baker gladly (mishellbaker@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 08-Apr-2023 13:03:59 JST Mishell Baker gladly
  
  Hey, answer me this, friends. If you were reading a book in which the protagonist spent 1-2 days riding through an unfamiliar rainforest/jungle with one person she was mad at and another she was intimidated by, what are some things you would definitely want to happen during the journey?
  
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