A study of the psychology of a champion ski-flyer, whose full-time occupation is carpentry.
Direction
Herzog turns ski jumps into metaphysical horror.
Cinematography
Slow-motion flight so beautiful it feels like dying.
Score
Popol Vuh's ethereal drone = pure transcendence.
Director
Werner Herzog
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Herzog literally had to fight officials to get access; he lied about being Steiner's cousin.
Steiner's 179-meter jump in Planica still stands as one of sport's most reckless acts of beauty—he landed past the safe zone by design.
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