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b_b  ·  3877 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Contradictions Of Capitalism: Interview With David Harvey

Kaspar! It's a rare day when I meet another soul who has even heard of that movie, let alone makes references to it in everyday life. I'm kind of a Herzog Fanboy, so my thinking is always colored about his movies. The scene in The Enigma when the Professor asks Kaspar about how he could tell whether a man came from the town of liar or truth-tellers is among my favorite Herzog has ever filmed.

But as to the other Enigma, I've downloaded it (thanks for the link), and I shall read it in time (or get through what I can in the time I have).





onthesly  ·  3877 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    when the Professor asks Kaspar about how he could tell whether a man came from the town of liar or truth-tellers is among my favorite Herzog has ever filmed.

I might not go that far, but it's a classic, for sure.

"Ich würde den Mann fragen, ob er ein Baumfrosch waren", or something much like that. Love you, Raymond Smullyan, but Kaspar pwnd you on that one.

b_b  ·  3877 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Off the top of your head, what are your favorite Herzog scenes?