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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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