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Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin

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United Kingdom · 2019
Rated PG · 1h 29m
Director Werner Herzog
Starring Werner Herzog, Bruce Chatwin
Genre Documentary

When British writer and adventurer Bruce Chatwin was dying of AIDS, he gave his friend Werner Herzog the rucksack that he carried during all his adventures around the world. Now, three decades later and carrying the same rucksack, Herzog sets out on his own journey inspired by Chatwin’s passion for the nomadic life.

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78

Austin Chronicle by

Chatwin may be the nominal subject, but this film is really about Herzog: Not in a self-serving way but, rather, self-analyzing.

63

Slant Magazine by Chuck Bowen

A supplementary subject of most of Herzog’s work, which it shares with Chatwin’s, is a bottomless yearning for wonder.

100

The New York Times by Glenn Kenny

To elaborate as Chatwin did, Herzog implies, is a legitimate response to places that can’t help but exert a strong pull on the imagination. And of course, the truth-and-a-half principle figures heavily in Herzog’s own art — of which this film is a particularly outstanding example.

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Original-Cin by Jim Slotek

Despite the participation of the traveler’s wife and biographer, Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin is as much about Herzog as it is about his subject. You can be a fan of either and enjoy the film and its voice, so seamlessly did they apparently share a vision of the world.

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The Hollywood Reporter by John DeFore

Not intended by any stretch as a proper biography, the film is also not one of Herzog's more mainstream efforts. But admirers of either artist will find it very worthwhile, as will viewers who need the occasional reminder that the world still contains wild places to explore.

70

Film Threat by Lorry Kikta

This documentary is a great look into the personal lives of Chatwin and Herzog, and for that, it is worth seeing.

90

Variety by Nick Schager

Even though Chatwin is only seen in a handful of snapshots and one brief video snippet, Herzog brings him to vivid life.

100

RogerEbert.com by Peter Sobczynski

Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin, is one of the most deeply personal films of his long and brilliant career, I am not just indulging in a bit of critical hyperbole.

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