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The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner (German: Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner) is a 1974 documentary film by German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is about Walter Steiner, a celebrated ski jumper of his era who worked as a carpenter for his full-time occupation.
Nov 26, 1976 · The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Walter Steiner, Werner Herzog. A study of the psychology of a champion ski-jumper, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
Werner Herzog - The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner 1974. POWERED BY WIND. 2.54K subscribers. 76K views 3 years ago.
Feb 19, 2018 · The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner shows we don’t need soft-focus portraits of athletes to capture the Olympic spirit.
Mar 13, 2002 · In The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, Herzog plays the naive, awestruck reporter, humbled by the supremacy of the ski-flier. But Herzog is also an intelligent, intuitive filmmaker.
The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner is a 1974 documentary film by German filmmaker Werner Herzog. It is about Walter Steiner, a celebrated ski jumper of his era who worked as a carpenter for his full-time occupation.
For Steiner, the flight of the ski jumper, seen in this documentary in slow motion, is simultaneously a source of ecstasy and a way to face death.
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