Charles’s Words of Wisdom: Aguirre, the Wrath of God
To help celebrate our 50th Anniversary, our new series, 5 Films/5 Decades/5 Critics, digs through our 50-year history to present bold arthouse and independent gems that we’ve discovered and championed over the years. Curated by Film Program Director, Charles Coleman, the series kicks off with Werner Herzog’s 1970s epic, Aguirre, the Wrath of God, with Newcity critic, Ray Pride. But before we go into the cinema, let’s hear what Charles has to say about Aguirre, Herzog, and FACETS’ legacy: In Aguiree, the Wrath of God, Herzog takes a page out of history. It’s the 16th century, a colonial Spanish expedition seeks the