One of Herzog's weakest documentaries.

Of all the enjoyable sections (plenty from my view of things), I think the way it ends is my favorite.

This feels like a pet project for Herzog, I can almost picture him rubbing his hands with glee as he hears these more and more outlandish tales. Unfortunately it's just not that interesting.

Typical Herzog stuff, but not his best. Still bizar and fascinating to watch.

A truly bizarre story and a fascinating documentary.

The stories about the composer Gesualdo told here are interesting but not quite fascinating enough (and their authenticity is highly suspect as well) to warrant a film. His music is lovely and quite modern, though. Herzog's film has a few gems, but overall it's too self-conscious and seems to be reaching for enough material to fill the hour. And the guy who was blatantly reading from his notes was irritating.

The subject matter is fascinating, but the film isn't quite as interesting. Herzog still manages to cram in some oddness (what's with the "reincarnated" wife of Gesualdo?) into what starts out as a normal enough documentary.

As a whole, this isn't as strong as Herzog's other films. But there is some really interesting and worthwhile content. Also Werner should've used subtitles, instead of translating everything into enlgish himself while everyone on screen was still talking.