Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)

Directed by

Les Blank

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

20 min

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

German filmmaker Werner Herzog follows through on a promise to eat his own shoe after another director finishes a movie. The short documentary shows the meal and Herzog's thoughts on filmmaking and determination.

deadpanabsurdwhimsicalfast-pacedlightheartedironicoffbeatself-aware

What happens

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe is a 1980 short documentary film directed by Les Blank. It depicts German filmmaker Werner Herzog living up to his alleged vow to eat his shoe if Errol Morris ever completed the film Gates of Heaven. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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