(Werner Herzog, West Germany 1982, 157 min., 35mm)

Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald (the mesmerizing Klaus Kinski) is a music lover determined to bring opera to the jungles of Peru. His plan includes hauling a huge riverboat over a mountain with the help of the natives. Director Herzog, who actually did haul a boat over a mountain for this epic masterpiece, proves the perfect filmmaker to tell the story of Fitzgerald’s grand folly. The beautiful Claudia Cardinale co-stars as Fitzgerald’s girlfriend, Molly. New 35mm print!