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'''''Fitzcarraldo''''' is a 1982 film written and directed by [[ |
'''''Fitzcarraldo''''' is a 1982 film written and directed by [[Werner Herzog]]. It’s based on the life of real rubber baron Carlos Fitzcarrald. |
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Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, known as Fitzcarraldo, wants to build an opera house in Iquitos, Peru. To gather the money he decides to become a rubber magnate and leases a parcel from the government. The problem is that the river leading to his terrain is full of deadly rapids. However, he sees in a map there is another river that runs very close to it, but at the other side of the rapids. Determined to reach his goal no matter what, Fitzcarraldo decides to take advantage of the closeness of the river to make his boat cross from one river to the other. |
Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, known as Fitzcarraldo, wants to build an opera house in Iquitos, Peru. To gather the money he decides to become a rubber magnate and leases a parcel from the government. The problem is that the river leading to his terrain is full of deadly rapids. However, he sees in a map there is another river that runs very close to it, but at the other side of the rapids. Determined to reach his goal no matter what, Fitzcarraldo decides to take advantage of the closeness of the river to make his boat cross from one river to the other. |
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* [[Determinator]]: Fitzcarraldo. He won’t stop to reach his goal of building an opera house in Iquitos, even though he already failed with a previous enterprise (a trans-Andean railway) and he definitely won’t stop his journey just because the river he wants to reach is several hundreds of miles apart from where his boat is. |
* [[Determinator]]: Fitzcarraldo. He won’t stop to reach his goal of building an opera house in Iquitos, even though he already failed with a previous enterprise (a trans-Andean railway) and he definitely won’t stop his journey just because the river he wants to reach is several hundreds of miles apart from where his boat is. |
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** Herzog also qualifies, because in spite of all the trials and tribulations of the film, he never stopped working on it. |
** Herzog also qualifies, because in spite of all the trials and tribulations of the film, he never stopped working on it. |
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* [[Doing It for |
* [[Doing It for the Art]]: There is no other reason for Herzog to pull this dangerous and crazy stunt. |
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* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|The plan to move the boat is a success, but the Indians betray him and Fitzcarraldo is lucky to keep his life and the boat after the rapids}}. He seems happy at the end, though. |
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|The plan to move the boat is a success, but the Indians betray him and Fitzcarraldo is lucky to keep his life and the boat after the rapids}}. He seems happy at the end, though. |
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** What? How can this possibly be a [[Downer Ending]]? {{spoiler|Fitzcarraldo SUCCEEDED in his original objective, to bring opera to Iquitos, when he found out that the opera company was available and needed transport. See above under [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].}} |
** What? How can this possibly be a [[Downer Ending]]? {{spoiler|Fitzcarraldo SUCCEEDED in his original objective, to bring opera to Iquitos, when he found out that the opera company was available and needed transport. See above under [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].}} |
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