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Mystic Without a Church

Werner Herzog’s new memoir provides a look back on the magisterial and occasionally maddening career of a cinematic visionary.

Jaspreet Singh Boparai

28 Mar 2024 · 17 min read

Werner Herzog in 2011. Wikimedia Commons.

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