Stunning images, extraordinary music and the ever-intriguing actor Brad Dourif come together in Werner Herzog's "space fantasy" about what lies beyond our own galaxy.
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In The Wild Blue Yonder Werner Herzog examines the last, delusory, frontier of humankind. He goes into space.
This is part a documentary, part a "space fantasy". It hinges on the conceit - who knows, it could be true! - that people long ago came from another galaxy to earth, and are thus in a position to advise of the ultimate futility of long-distance space travel.
But Werner also shows us what it's like to travel in space, with inspired use of Nasa footage and wonderful music.
In this film he seems torn between the desire to leave Earth, and the idea that we must, all of us, reclaim our planet before it's too late.
