Fresh
Among other things, Mr. Herzog visually dazzles us while he's pulling the rug from under our feet.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
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Stroszek
Overview
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.
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Fresh
We watch with a kind of fascination, because Herzog cuts loose from narrative and follows his characters through the relentless logic of their adventure.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Stroszek is part moral tale and part absurdist comedy.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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