Werner HerzAugust 2026
A Letterboxd challenge celebrating the works of Werner Herzog, international cinema, and the spirit of ecstatic truth, all August long.
Wherefore HerzAugust?
This month's challenge: What is it? What does it want from us?
This month's challenge: What is it? What does it want from us?
Werner HerzAugust #8: Fire of Love (2022, Sara Dosa)
The Katia & Maurice Krafft documentary that Herzog didn't make...
The Katia & Maurice Krafft documentary that Herzog didn't make...
Werner HerzAugust #7: Heart of Glass (1976)
Herzog's mesmerizing medieval drama with a one-of-a-kind twist
Herzog's mesmerizing medieval drama with a one-of-a-kind twist
Werner HerzAugust #6: The Rider (2017, Chloe Zhao)
A real-life western fable from the director of NOMADLAND and HAMNET
A real-life western fable from the director of NOMADLAND and HAMNET
Werner HerzAugust #5: Lessons of Darkness (1992)
Herzog's ecological tone-poem about the Gulf War's aftermath
Herzog's ecological tone-poem about the Gulf War's aftermath
Werner HerzAugust #4: The Consequence (1977, Wolfgang Petersen)
An early gay-rights drama from the director of DAS BOOT
An early gay-rights drama from the director of DAS BOOT
Werner HerzAugust #3: Stroszek (1977)
My first Herzog comedy, a jet-black satire of the American dream
My first Herzog comedy, a jet-black satire of the American dream
Werner HerzAugust #2: Sans Soleil (1983, Chris Marker)
A postmodern travelogue from the director of LA JETEE
A postmodern travelogue from the director of LA JETEE
Werner HerzAugust #1: My Best Fiend (1999)
Kicking off the challenge with a consideration of Herzog's problematic fave
Kicking off the challenge with a consideration of Herzog's problematic fave