Letzte Worte (1968) Short Film
The story of a solitary man who refuses to leave a Greek island (at one time a leper colony) is told by a strange variety of characters who don't have much to say except to repeat their tellings over and over again. But the person who has the final word on the matter, the lonely character himself, may not explain anything about his personal reasons for not abandoning the place.
AKA: Last Words
Country: West Germany
Directed By: Werner Herzog
Written By: Werner Herzog
Starring: Lefteris Daskalakis, Antonis Papadakis
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1. New German Cinema (public: moderated by lucbapt - 9 stars)
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| Mar 04 |  |
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| Sep 26, 2020 |  |
ehk2 | 35 47% |
| Jul 03, 2020 | knives | 79 70% |
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| May 02, 2020 | JPFerguson | 65 49% |
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Herzog in comedy mode. The play on/with language is entertaining and the Greek 'characters' make for suitable film subjects (the two policeman in particular). Mostly nonsensical, but with the last man on Spinalonga serving as the narrative keystone. Some of the black-and-white images, in particular the shots from inside of the musicians outside the window, are quite beautiful.
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| Feb 26, 2020 |  |
Hyperion+ | 2 22% |
| Oct 30, 2019 | baranc | 85 85% |
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| Aug 09, 2019 |  |
bal3x | 60 43% |
| Apr 07, 2019 |  |
TrixRabbi | 75 45% |
| Mar 05, 2019 | mate_cosido | 50 4% |
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| Jan 19, 2019 |  |
jokevv | 60 41% |
| Jan 08, 2019 |  |
peekingpanda | 40 38% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | flund | 21 35% |
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| Dec 06, 2018 | mathiasa | 60 60% |
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| May 01, 2018 | John Milton | 50 13% |
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| Apr 09, 2018 |  |
backwardsuit | 67 38% |
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Pretty thoroughly strange short film that comes across as a tiny abstract study on language and film language.
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| Mar 09, 2018 |  |
scott.mcc | 60 36% |
| Aug 10, 2017 |  |
robot2xl | 73 48% |
| Aug 02, 2017 | whataboutit | 70 16% |
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| Jun 08, 2017 |  |
xmoffx | 0 5% |
| May 04, 2017 |  |
frbrown | 70 32% |
| Mar 25, 2017 | robochaa | 80 71% |
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| Mar 01, 2017 |  |
joachimt | 60 37% |
| Feb 25, 2017 |  |
mCihhh | 30 6% |
| Mar 20, 2016 |  |
RadioFreeLee | 62 32% |
| Feb 15, 2016 |  |
IeuanDP | 75 67% |
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There's something really special and charming about this short. Herzog has expressed that it holds significance to him personally, as he feels it was made with the sense that no history of film preceded it. I interpreted this as a man obstinately refusing to be re-socialised after finding joy in solitude, resolving to express himself exclusively through music.
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| Jan 14, 2016 | thirdeye42 | 66 15% |
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| Jan 02, 2016 | exitexitquit | 10 10% |
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| Dec 18, 2015 |  |
MUBIvotes | 31 37% |
| Sep 02, 2015 |  |
7thpein | 69 51% |
| Aug 26, 2015 | Patatuela | 50 13% |
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| Jun 18, 2015 |  |
Phil Clowns | 70 52% |
| May 13, 2015 | white_water | 60 41% |
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| Apr 09, 2015 |  |
MikiRurk_STG | 55 29% |
| Jan 18, 2015 |  |
avgcrtckr | 49 42% |
| Jan 18, 2015 |  |
filmaffinity | 54 28% |
| Jan 11, 2015 |  |
dormice | 75 56% |
| Nov 05, 2014 |  |
lisa- | 4 52% |
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portrait of an island home to an old man famed for refusing to talk, even though he talks quite a lot about not talking.
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| Sep 06, 2014 | Cronos | 40 30% |
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| Jul 27, 2014 | firebirdekb | 70 58% |
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| Jun 11, 2014 | Coheed | 60 37% |
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| Dec 09, 2013 |  |
Hans_Lucas | 68 10% |
| Dec 03, 2013 |  |
Dorkovsky | 6 78% |
| Jul 08, 2013 | donquixotic | 66 69% |
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| May 04, 2013 |  |
hermitek | 77 49% |
| Mar 30, 2013 |  |
TMDaines | 60 22% |
| Mar 26, 2013 |  |
lippecesar | 75 58% |
| Mar 08, 2013 |  |
Magmadiver | 71 35% |
| Jan 17, 2013 |  |
kafkalamak | 50 6% |
| May 25, 2012 |  |
overrated | 61 61% |
| May 24, 2012 |  |
caiman | 70 37% |
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Filled with lots of trademark Herzog touches. Odd characters act awkwardly in front of the camera and peculiar musical numbers resonate in our minds long after the movie ends. What's the movie about? I don't really know. What's important is that it exists in that wonderful Herzog world that I simply can't get enough of.
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| May 14, 2012 |  |
patrickped | 75 63% |
| May 06, 2012 |  |
MartinTeller | 60 17% |
| Jan 03, 2012 |  |
miller | 5 36% |
| Sep 27, 2011 |  |
burmashave | 85 62% |
| Jul 16, 2011 | zwyk | 60 34% |
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| Apr 25, 2011 | f-adam | 70 64% |
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| Feb 13, 2011 |  |
KGB | 80 72% |
| Oct 24, 2010 |  |
JooJoo | 5 80% |
| Sep 02, 2010 |  |
frg | 8 74% |
| May 01, 2010 |  |
joseywales | 71 60% |
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This one's nutty.
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| Apr 02, 2010 |  |
astrakhan | 66 10% |
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Some old Greek dudes play mandolin tunes and another one recites a poem. Nice black and white photography. Another one of Herzog's attempts at being artsy which feels more like an exercise in flailing around in the dark.
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| Mar 13, 2010 |  |
djross | 45 32% |
| Mar 13, 2010 |  |
jgreenwood | 50 30% |
| Feb 17, 2010 |  |
cinema_hell | 70 33% |
| Feb 07, 2010 |  |
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| Nov 26, 2009 |  |
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| Apr 23, 2009 |  |
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| Mar 26, 2009 | comanchex | 72 48% |
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| Jun 09, 2008 |  |
still | 20 11% |
| May 19, 2008 |  |
terrymac | 70 58% |
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| Jan 01, 2008 |  |
lucbapt | 75 39% |
| Oct 01, 2007 |  |
kangadoodoo | 55 40% |
| Sep 17, 2007 |  |
Carlospro | 80 80% |
| Aug 14, 2007 | lisko | 70 59% |
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
schnofel | 70 73% |
| Jul 15, 2007 |  |
Moribunny | 75 84% |
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Oh man I love this sort of thing! This reminded me a lot of Bunuel's Las Hurdes. Herzog has such a flare for the quaint and esoteric. It may have been the music that got to me the most, but then I'm like that, music is my thing.
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| Apr 15, 2007 |  |
Kerc | 10 7% |
| Apr 07, 2007 |  |
jimmynmu | 75 68% |
| Jan 17, 2007 |  |
driscarpin | 75 56% |
| Average Percentile 42.01% from 86 Ratings |  |
