Signs of Life (1968)

Original title

Lebenszeichen

Directed by

Werner Herzog

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

6

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wounded German soldier is stationed on a remote Greek island with his wife during World War II. He becomes increasingly unhinged by the monotony and isolation.

uneasycontemplativeslow-burnisolatedvisually starkatmosphericbleakpsychological

What happens

Signs of Life (German: Lebenszeichen) is a 1968 feature film written, directed, and produced by Werner Herzog. It was his first feature film, and his first major commercial and critical success. The story is roughly based on the short story "Der Tolle Invalide auf dem Fort Ratonneau" by Achim von Arnim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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