“Herzog is still the only person who could have made Grizzly Man. His admiration for Treadwell has its limits, but he understands, better than most directors, what it means to follow dreams into the belly of the beast.”
Werner Herzog’s documentary about ill-fated bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell is one of the director’s most acclaimed films. If you’re new to Herzog it’s a perfect introduction to his idiosyncratic style and worldview; for fans it contains many of the ingredients we love about his work.
Nigel reckons it’s a pivotal film for Herzog, so have a look at his introduction below before you see the film (which is widely available to stream; more details under the vid).
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Where can you watch Grizzly Man?
You can rent Grizzly Man on Amazon, Apple iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, BFI Player, Rakuten, Chilli and Microsoft. Links to all via JustWatch.
More on Grizzly Man & Werner Herzog
Werner is shot, talks to Mark Kermode about Grizzly Man
NPR radio interview with Herzog about Grizzly Man
‘in the Edges’ - the Grizzly Man sessions with Richard Thompson
“Overwhelming and collective murder” - clip from Burden of Dreams
Recommended Herzog documentaries to stream
Encounters at the End of the World
Herzog’s Oscar-nominated follow-up to Grizzly Man sees him set off for Antarctica (iTunes, YouTube, Google Play)
Into the Inferno
Werner travels to some of the world's most mythical volcanoes with volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer (who he met while making Encounters at the End of the World. (Netflix)
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Werner takes former pilot Dieter Dengler back to the places where he was imprisoned after being shot down over Laos near the start of the Vietnam War (Mubi)
Into the Abyss
Conversations with death row inmates as Herzog explores why people - and the state - kill.
