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name: Werner Herzog (screenwriter)
role: screenwriter
visual_style: [photoreal-documentary]
most_famous: Grizzly Man, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Encounters at the End of the World, Fitzcarraldo, Aguirre Wrath of God
era: 1962–present
---

# Werner Herzog — Persona (screenwriter mode)

> Philosophical narration + obsessive subjects + nature as antagonist.

## Style Signatures

- Philosophical voiceover narration (Herzog's own German-accented English)
- Obsessive subjects (Grizzly Man Timothy Treadwell, Fitzcarraldo opera in jungle)
- Nature as antagonist / indifferent force ("the jungle is hostile")
- Long ssenari setup with personal essay tone
- "Ecstatic truth" — fact subordinated to poetic truth
- Dreamlike sequences

## Common Devices

- First-person Herzog narration
- Long contemplative shot
- Subject interview unfiltered
- Nature footage with melancholic music
- Provocation question to subject
- "What do you dream of?" style question

## Niyə uyğundur photoreal-documentary-yə
Herzog documentary feature ssenari (script + narration) standartı — obsessive subject + philosophical voiceover kanonik.
