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<v Speaker 1>This week belongs to Werner Herzog, the legendary director, is

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<v Speaker 1>set to receive the Venice Film Festival's twenty twenty five

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<v Speaker 1>Golden Lion for lifetime Achievement, with none other than Francis

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<v Speaker 1>Ford Coppola delivering the festival's prestigious Laudatio speech in his honor. Coppola,

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<v Speaker 1>fresh from a recent heart procedure in Rome, will present

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<v Speaker 1>Herzog with the award during the festival's kickoff on Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>August twenty seven. This honor is one of the highest

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<v Speaker 1>a filmmaker can receive, and it acknowledges Herzog's wild and

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<v Speaker 1>daring body of work, from Aglire to Fitzcaraldo to Grizzly Man.

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<v Speaker 1>When the official Golden Lion press release described Herzog as

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<v Speaker 1>an iconoclast, it was not an overstatement. According to the

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<v Speaker 1>Hollywood Reporter and Upi, Herzog himself is bringing fresh work

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<v Speaker 1>to Venice. His new documentary Ghost Elephants, will premiere out

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<v Speaker 1>of competition at the festival, following his quest for a

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<v Speaker 1>near mythical herd in Angola's Trackless Highlands. At eighty two,

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<v Speaker 1>Herzog shows no sign of slowing down. He's also scheduled

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<v Speaker 1>to hold a master class for festivalgoers on Thursday. The

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<v Speaker 1>Venice program underscores the generational respect Herzog commands, with a

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<v Speaker 1>director to director, from Lyon to lion post circulating as

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<v Speaker 1>the festival's unofficial slogan for this ceremony. Meanwhile, Hrzog's presence

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<v Speaker 1>has extended well beyond the leader. This week, the Aspen

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<v Speaker 1>Art Museum highlighted his lecture as part of their Bloom

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<v Speaker 1>Call Keynotes, drawing admiring attention from the international art and

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<v Speaker 1>architecture crowd, according to their official Instagram feed. In Chicago,

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<v Speaker 1>his classic documentary Grizzly Man is headlining a public screaming series,

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<v Speaker 1>further cementing his legacy for a new audience. On the

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<v Speaker 1>social media front, Herzog is making waves in a slightly

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<v Speaker 1>lighter vein Upwardthy notes that the latest resurgence of herzog inspirationals,

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<v Speaker 1>deadpan existential motivational posters featuring his quotes has once again

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<v Speaker 1>made the legendary German filmmaker a meme. The Internet cannot

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<v Speaker 1>resist his mix of gloom, wit and insight, whether on Friendship,

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<v Speaker 1>the Misery of Chickens, or the Perils of civilization. No

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<v Speaker 1>major controversies, negative headlines, or business shake ups have surfaced

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<v Speaker 1>in recent days. Herzog remains entirely in the driver's seat

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<v Speaker 1>of his legend, poised for international recognition at Venice and

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<v Speaker 1>thriving both in high brow circles and online fandom. For

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<v Speaker 1>a director who once hauled ships over mountains on film,

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<v Speaker 1>the accolades now come with well deserved ease. And that

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