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Last Words (1967)

Last Words poster
Original title
Letzte Worte
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Genre
documentary film
Country
Germany
Runtime
13 min
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short documentary about a man who lives alone on the abandoned island of Spinalonga. He refuses to speak and is visited by a musician who plays for him. The film captures his isolation and the quiet desolation of the island.

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What happens

Last Words (German: Letzte Worte) is a 1968 short film by Werner Herzog shot in Crete and on the island of Spinalonga. The film was shot in two days during the filming of Herzog's feature Signs of Life, and edited in one day. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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