38th edition
17-25 january 2026
Image Fitzcarraldo
© Potemkine Films
West GermanyPeru
1982 Fiction 2h38
OV with French subtitles
Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, known as Fitzcarraldo, dreams of building an opera house in the heart of the Amazon. To finance his project, he repairs a steamboat in order to harvest rubber from a remote area of the forest.
Cast : Klaus Kinski, José Lewgoy, Miguel Ángel Fuentes, Paul Hittscher, Huerequeque Enrique Bohorquez

Scenario : Werner Herzog
Cinematography : Thomas Mauch
Editing : Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Music : Popol Vuh
Production : Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Filmverlag der Autoren, ZDF

Distribution : Potemkine Films