Is Burden of Dreams sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Burden of Dreams end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Burden of Dreams violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Burden of Dreams easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Burden of Dreams scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Burden of Dreams

Name: Burden of Dreams
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1982
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Candace Laughlin, Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Alfredo de Río Tambo

Directed by Les Blank

Produced by Flower Films

198297 min7.6 / 10

A harrowing portrait of obsessive artistic vision colliding with the brutal realities of the Amazon, where Herzog's madness becomes both the film's subject and its method.

The Amazon rain forest, 1979. The crew of Fitzcarraldo (1982), a film directed by German director Werner Herzog, soon finds itself with problems related to casting, tribal struggles and accidents, among many other setbacks; but nothing compared to dragging a huge steamboat up a mountain, while Herzog embraces the path of a certain madness to make his vision come true.

Clusters

Mental Illness Caregiving Religious Horror Movies Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Unresolved Grief Stories Scientists and Archaeologists

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Cinema On Cinema Movie Business Amazon Rainforest Behind The Scenes Anthropology Filmmaking Making Of Documentary Filmmaking Iquitos, Peru Portrait Of An Artist Portrait Of A Filmmaker

Questions people ask

Is Burden of Dreams sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Burden of Dreams end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Burden of Dreams violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Burden of Dreams easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Burden of Dreams scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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