Grizzly Man documentary
- Original title
- Grizzly Man
- Year
- 2005
- Running time
- 104 min.
- Country
United States
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- Genre
- Documentary. Drama | Nature. Survival Film. Animals. Bears
- Synopsis
- Timothy Treadwell's death was as sensational as his life: Having presumed he could live safely among the grizzly bears of the Alaskan wilderness, the outdoorsman and author (Among Grizzlies)--along with his partner, Amie Huguenard--was eventually killed and devoured by one of the very animals to whom he had devoted years of study.
In telling this story, Werner Herzog relies considerably on Treadwell's own video footage, shot during his time in the wild. But in the manner well known to those familiar with the stunning nonfiction films Herzog has made throughout his career, and most notably from the early '90s through today (Lessons of Darkness, Little Dieter Needs to Fly, Mein Liebster Feind, and most recently The White Diamond), the famed German director takes Treadwell's story into unexpected emotional frontiers and startling landscapes of the mind. Where he doesn't go is equally as fascinating, but if Herzog is consistent about anything, it is the defiance of the ordinary, the rejection of the obvious, and the relentlessly searching eye he turns on whatever subject attracts his attention. Treadwell is an intriguing, infuriating, perhaps even tragic figure. But Herzog himself is equally compelling, and this brilliant film is just one reason why.-
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- Awards
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2005: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Documentary2005: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Non-Fiction Film2005: Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Documentary Feature2005: Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Documentary2005: Independent Spirit Awards: Nominated for Best Documentary2005: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Best Director / Documentary
- Critics' reviews
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"A brilliant portrait of adventure, activism, obsession and potential madness that ranks among helmer Werner Herzog's strongest work."
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"Shows and tells an astonishing story, a disturbing and provocative tale of obsession, bravado and self-invention that leaves you open-mouthed for all kinds of reasons."
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"A haunting and fascinating portrait of so much that is worth exploring: the implacability of nature, the hubris of human endeavor and the line between supreme dedication and madness."
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"A character study of an eccentric environmentalist, and a chilling, voyeuristic narrative of how death stalks that man."
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"A brilliant documentary about an American saint and fool--a man who understands everything about nature except death."
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"A Shakespearean character study that packs the sheer terror of 'The Blair Witch Project.'"
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