The Uncanny Synchronicity of Werner Herzog: Inside the Making of "Bucking Fastard"
At the 2026 Venice Film Festival, the Lido was gripped by a peculiar, existential fervor. The center of this storm was legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog, who celebrated his 84th birthday while navigating the high-stakes world of festival promotion. His…
The Mirror of Madness: Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ Defies Logic at Venice
At the 2026 Venice Film Festival, amidst a slate of high-minded dramas and prestige biopics, one film arrived like a bolt of lightning in a stagnant room: Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard. A fever dream of Irish pastoral life, existential obsession, and…
A Surreal Triumph: Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’ Ignites Venice Film Festival with 6.5-Minute Ovation
The Venice Premiere: A Moment of Cinematic History The atmosphere inside the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido di Venezia was electric on Thursday night as the Venice Film Festival played host to the world premiere of Werner Herzog’s latest magnum opus,…
Synchronicity and Obsession: The Mara Sisters and Werner Herzog’s ‘Bucking Fastard’
At the 81st Venice Film Festival, the Lido was electrified not merely by the presence of legendary German auteur Werner Herzog, but by the surreal, highly anticipated premiere of his latest feature, Bucking Fastard. The film, a bizarre and hypnotic…
