{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Werner Herzog","description":"Geoff Andrew (https://www2.bfi.org.uk/people/geoff-andrew) , the BFI's programmer-at-large, and film critic Muriel Zagha (https://engelsbergideas.com/author/muriel-zagha/) sit down with EI's Deputy Editor Alastair Benn (https://engelsbergideas.com/author/alastair-benn/) to discuss the varied, visionary and eccentric creations of the German filmmaker Werner Herzog.\n\nCredits: The audio clips at 0:07 and 4:13 are taken from Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer (https://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-film-releases/werner-herzog-radical-dreamer) , directed by Thomas von Steinaecker. The film was released on BFI Player (https://player.bfi.org.uk/) and BFI Blu-ray on 19 February. Courtesy of BFI Distribution (https://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-distribution) .\n\nThe audio clip at 53:30 is an excerpt from The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (https://www.bfi.org.uk/bfi-film-releases/enigma-kaspar-hauser) . It is currently on release in selected cinemas via the BFI. It aired at 27 Picturehouse sites on Friday 1 March. Courtesy of BFI Distribution.\n\nEngelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit (https://axsonjohnsonfoundation.org/) . Worldview is produced by Alastair Benn and Marie Jessel. The sound engineer is Gareth Jones.\n\nImage: Werner Herzog on the set of Fitzcarraldo, 1982. Credit: Collection Christophel / Alamy Stock Photo","author_name":"The EI Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5029938-the-ei-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41465244/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}