Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

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Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

2020,

1h 29m,

Documentary

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Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his decades-long friendship with the late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, a kindred spirit whose quest for ecstatic truth carried him to all corners of the globe. Herzog's deeply personal portrait of Chatwin, illustrated with archival discoveries, film clips, and a mound of "brontosaurus skin," encompasses their shared interest in aboriginal cultures, ancient rituals, and the mysteries stitching together life on earth.

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Critics Consensus

Another rewardingly idiosyncratic documentary from Werner Herzog, Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin finds the master filmmaker paying warm tribute to a friend.

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Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

Aug 27, 2020

2.5/4

"Nomad" has several indelible moments: seeing the backpack and annotated script, Herzog's account of visiting Chatwin just before his death. But overall the film is static and more wayward than not.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

Aug 27, 2020

3.5/5

This isn't the carefully curated version of Herzog, the affable old German quietly voicing wonder about the universe, or detached resignation for the fate of humanity. This is Herzog, looking back at a kindred spirit that he lost along the way.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Aug 25, 2020

As the movie's reach extends, Herzog limns an arc that stretches from Antarctica to Siberia and beyond, implying that, in a sense, we all came from the same unfixed place.

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Ayeen Forootan

In Review Online

Jun 5, 2021

While Herzog is wholly committed to the wanderer spirit here ... his admirable travelogue also frequently gets lost in the twists and turns of its uneven course.

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Nov 19, 2020

3.5/5

One of the kindest things Herzog has ever made, even if it doesn't have the intellectual stamina to make it into the top tier of his filmography.

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Nov 1, 2020

B-

[Werner Herzog] latest does not hit me with the usual intensity of his documentaries but it is still an interesting look into the full and varied life of his friend.

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Werner Herzog turns the camera on himself and his decades-long friendship with the late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, a kindred spirit whose quest for ecstatic truth carried him to all corners of the globe. Herzog's deeply personal portrait of Chatwin, illustrated with archival discoveries, film clips, and a mound of "brontosaurus skin," encompasses their shared interest in aboriginal cultures, ancient rituals, and the mysteries stitching together life on earth.

Director: Werner Herzog
Producer: Steve O'Hagan, Lucki Stipetic
Screenwriter: Werner Herzog
Distributor: Music Box Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 27, 2020
Runtime: 1h 29m

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