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2020 Sarasota Film Festival

NOMAD: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF BRUCE CHATWIN

โ€ข 1 hr 29 minโ€ข UKโ€ข English

About this film

It chronicles the life of British travel writer Bruce Chatwin and includes interviews with Chatwin's widow, Elizabeth Chatwin, and biographer Nicholas Shakespeare, as well as detailing Herzog's own friendship and collaboration with the man.

The film is divided into eight chapters, in which Herzog travels to Patagonia, the Black Mountains in Wales, and the Outback of Australia, where he meets Chatwin's friends and others who shed light on his life and art.

Credits

Director
Werner Herzog
Producer
Steve O' Hagan, Lucki Stipetic
Cast
Warner Herzog, Bruce Chatwin, Karin Eberhard
Main SlateDocumentary (Feature)BiographyComedy
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