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Where the Green Ants Dream. Where the Green Ants Dream (German: Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen) is a 1984 English-language West German film directed and co-written by Werner Herzog, made in Australia.
Feb 8, 1985 · Where the Green Ants Dream: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett. A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.
dave s Director Werner Herzog's fascination with the natural world is well documented and Where the Green Ants Dream is no exception. The film, set in rural Australia, focuses on a land dispute ...
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We also see an extraordinary landscape, almost lunar in its barren loneliness. We do not see any ants, but then perhaps that is part of Herzog's plan. One of the strangest things about this film (strange if you are not familiar with Herzog, who is the strangest of all living directors) is that nothing in this movie is based on anthropological ...
Feb 9, 2024 · Although Where the Green Ants Dream is a slightly lighter affair than his previous powerhouse films, it still has the undeniable Herzog stamp, bringing an epic quality to both the landscapes of Australia and the people that inhabit (and affect) it. It is an important and topical subject (even in 2016) that is often told and shot in an unfussy mild-mannered way, though it has its moments of quintessential Herzogian glory, along with some well-placed moments of humor to keep this apocalyptic ...
The geologist Lance Hackett is employed by an Australian mining company to map the subsoil of a desert area covered with ant hills prior to a possible uranium extraction. His work is impeded by some aborigines who explain that this is the place where the green ants dream. Disturbing their dreaming will destroy humanity they claim.
Aug 2, 2021 · Where The Green Ants Dream (1984) Werner Herzog. Addeddate 2021-08-02 18:00:59 Identifier where-the-green-ants-dream-1984-werner-herzog Scanner
