Speaker 1: This week belongs to Werner Herzog, the legendary director, is
Speaker 1: set to receive the Venice Film Festival's twenty twenty five
Speaker 1: Golden Lion for lifetime Achievement, with none other than Francis
Speaker 1: Ford Coppola delivering the festival's prestigious Laudatio speech in his honor. Coppola,
Speaker 1: fresh from a recent heart procedure in Rome, will present
Speaker 1: Herzog with the award during the festival's kickoff on Wednesday,
Speaker 1: August twenty seven. This honor is one of the highest
Speaker 1: a filmmaker can receive, and it acknowledges Herzog's wild and
Speaker 1: daring body of work, from Aglire to Fitzcaraldo to Grizzly Man.
Speaker 1: When the official Golden Lion press release described Herzog as
Speaker 1: an iconoclast, it was not an overstatement. According to the
Speaker 1: Hollywood Reporter and Upi, Herzog himself is bringing fresh work
Speaker 1: to Venice. His new documentary Ghost Elephants, will premiere out
Speaker 1: of competition at the festival, following his quest for a
Speaker 1: near mythical herd in Angola's Trackless Highlands. At eighty two,
Speaker 1: Herzog shows no sign of slowing down. He's also scheduled
Speaker 1: to hold a master class for festivalgoers on Thursday. The
Speaker 1: Venice program underscores the generational respect Herzog commands, with a
Speaker 1: director to director, from Lyon to lion post circulating as
Speaker 1: the festival's unofficial slogan for this ceremony. Meanwhile, Hrzog's presence
Speaker 1: has extended well beyond the leader. This week, the Aspen
Speaker 1: Art Museum highlighted his lecture as part of their Bloom
Speaker 1: Call Keynotes, drawing admiring attention from the international art and
Speaker 1: architecture crowd, according to their official Instagram feed. In Chicago,
Speaker 1: his classic documentary Grizzly Man is headlining a public screaming series,
Speaker 1: further cementing his legacy for a new audience. On the
Speaker 1: social media front, Herzog is making waves in a slightly
Speaker 1: lighter vein Upwardthy notes that the latest resurgence of herzog inspirationals,
Speaker 1: deadpan existential motivational posters featuring his quotes has once again
Speaker 1: made the legendary German filmmaker a meme. The Internet cannot
Speaker 1: resist his mix of gloom, wit and insight, whether on Friendship,
Speaker 1: the Misery of Chickens, or the Perils of civilization. No
Speaker 1: major controversies, negative headlines, or business shake ups have surfaced
Speaker 1: in recent days. Herzog remains entirely in the driver's seat
Speaker 1: of his legend, poised for international recognition at Venice and
Speaker 1: thriving both in high brow circles and online fandom. For
Speaker 1: a director who once hauled ships over mountains on film,
Speaker 1: the accolades now come with well deserved ease. And that
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