synopsis:

The story of this movie follows a group of Spanish Conquistadors who have broken ranks from their expedition and are traveling down the Amazon River to find the mythical city of El Dorado. It is based on the story of the doomed expedition of the conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro, who in 1560 and 1561 led a body of men into the Peruvian rain forest, lured by stories of the lost city. The men are greedy for gold, but their leader Aguirre is not so shortsighted. He lusts for fame, glory, and an immortal place in history. As the men travel further into the jungle and away from civilization, they stray deeper into despair and madness.

about this movie:

This film, starring Klaus Kinski, Helena Rojo, Del Negro and Peter Berlingis, is about many things: religion, slavery, greed, ambition, and the thin line separating civilized behavior from insanity. there are a lot of parallels between this movie and apocalypse now.

Herzog is a master of the cinematic metaphor, many of them unforgettable. Aguirre is loaded with them as well, from the opening shot of soldiers descending through the clouds until the transcendent ending.

Herzog is most famous for his collaboration with tempestuous star Klaus Kinski. The two were close friends, clashed constantly in viscous feuds, and almost always brought out the best in each other. 'Aguirre: The Wrath of God' was their first film together. It is Herzog's masterpiece and Kinski's most remembered performance. As Herzog said in the audio commentary: "Kinski was the only actor who could play Aguirre. Looking into his piercing blue eyes is like looking straight into the soul of a brilliant lunatic, which he very well may have been in real life."the lyrics of forever delayed were inspired by this movie. as nicky wire said: "We're trapped in our history, a recurring theme for us, we can't escape it".