Werner Herzog - The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner 1974

[@nezalostrek9955]

The guy with the start n.#1 that appears in the background at 21:43 is my dad, Janez Lostrek, lolz

[@Artemisa_Art_Conservation]

And now how old are him and you?

[@nezalostrek9955]

@@Artemisa_Art_Conservation He was born in 1952, I was born in 1974.

[@willygambe7736]

Vielen Dank für diese äußerst interessante Doku. Walter Steiner war nicht nur ein Ausnahmeathlet , sondern auch ein sehr nüchtern denkender und ein am Boden gebliebener reifer und sympathischer Mensch. Dieser war wie hier in Planica völlig sich selbst überlassen - und hat trotzdem gewonnen😄

[@johannesbusch8161]

Sehr berührende Doku über einen Ausnahmeathleten. Dank an Werner Herzog! Und danke für das Bereitstellen auf YT! Unmögliche Zustände waren das damals (nicht nur) in Planica. Eine unverantwortliche Wettkampfleitung, die aus Sensationsgier die Sicherheit der Sportler auf's Spiel setzte. Das wäre heute, wo Weiten über 250 Meter geflogen werden, schlicht unvorstellbar. Damals sprang man noch im relativ unstabilen Parallelstil. Die Ski hatten keinen Bindungsstab. Und statt Schutzhelm trugen die Springer lächerliche Strickmützchen. Auch das ist heute unvorstellbar. Leider ist die ebenfalls unstabile Telemark-Landung immer noch quasi Pflicht, um eine gute Bewertung zu erreichen. Man kann nur hoffen, dass auch sie bald Geschichte ist. So ändern sich die Zeiten. Skispringen und Skifliegen sind heute statistisch gesehen die risikoärmsten Wintersportarten überhaupt. Und daran wurde hart gearbeitet. Die Schanzenprofile sind nicht mehr so halsbrecherisch, es gibt keine derartig extremen Flughöhen mehr, und die Windmessung ist bei jedem Wettbewerb ein wichtiges Thema.

[@Wagiblues]

Great Movie indeed - Werner Herzog captured this young man in a good way. Walter Steiner excptional.

[@Artemisa_Art_Conservation]

Love how looks and the fashion of everybody in this film.

[@Wallyworld30]

Crazy in 1974 the world record was set by Walter Steiner of 169 meters and in 2023 the record is 253 meters. Almost 100 meters further than Woodcarver Steiner. If Steiner jumped 253 meters he'd have landed in the crowd at this event. As Steiner said they had the ramp too fast and no enough safe hill to land on for him to actually jump his best. If Steiner could have went all out without worry of landing I bet he could have cleared 200M. It's a shame the sport didn't have it's act together enough to let Steiner do what he did best.

[@jude999]

farther

[@matlaw]

father?

[@franzrieger9213]

Walter Steiner war als Skispringer und Flieger Weltklasse und auch ein sehr sympathischer Mensch Hut ab vor diesem Mann 👍

[@bondalemecovillage6738]

Being an ex international ski racer I can really appreciate this, herzog you did good, and Steiner you are an inspiration, thank you

[@richardkriz2757]

The background music seems to be quintessential Popol Vuh!

[@chrislondo2683]

The beginning track was used in Aguirre.

[@darladoon]

Almost certainly just Florian Fricke

[@Wallyworld30]

@@chrislondo2683 Yup, I knew I'd heard it in other Herzog films thank you for putting your finger on which one. It's beautiful timeless music that makes Aguirre and Woodcarver Steiner timeless as well.

[@chrislondo2683]

@@Wallyworld30 , your welcome.

[@lerenzofares984]

How is this song called?

[@stevenvoorhees3107]

An atmospheric doc about a citizen-athlete, one who woodcarves and occasionally ski-jumps. We see Walter Steiner's literal ups and dows, with breathtaking flight through the air in the middle. It's poetry -- and pain -- in motion. Herzog serves as kind of a Greek chorus, reporting on the action. Think the Chorus in Shakespeare's HENRY V ("O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend/The brightest heaven of invention .."). Steiner aims to the heavens on skis.

[@_scabs6669]

Shakespeare wasn't Greek but he definitely took inspiration from the Greeks

[@stevenvoorhees3107]

@@_scabs6669 Yes, I know that. I was merely being creative. I thought this line from HENRY V fit w/my comments.

[@_scabs6669]

@@stevenvoorhees3107 you should clarify that in the original comment. Because you bring up Shakespeare right after the Greeks

[@_scabs6669]

@@stevenvoorhees3107 so it doesn't sound like you're trying to provide Shakespeare as an example of Greek literature lol

[@stevenvoorhees3107]

@@_scabs6669 What I tried to do was equate the role Herzog played with that of the Chorus in HENRY V.

[@goofy_friend_fun]

this channel rly got it all

[@dougtheviking6503]

Very good Doc film ! Thank you

[@KeefWiggum]

ty so much for the upload

[@v3izp4]

Thank you for the Movie.

[@pedrosaldanha6802]

Flutuantemente liberto e luminoso como um um vôo entre montanhas vestidas de neve e magia Herzog diamantino

[@deeprollingriver52]

Anything by Werner Herzog is wonderful 😊

[@Exisles]

Indeed, everything !

[@laraoudealink1704]

Werner is his biggest fanboy, it's adorable to see

[@Wallyworld30]

Just added this to my great Playlist of Free KZbin movies. Thank you for uploading!

[@harpman1876]

Steiner is Pete Townshend's doppelganger. .

[@serhatbali]

Thank you so much for the upload this documentary.

[@robpallot5058]

I didn't know Adam Driver skied so well; and spoke German too!

[@Unoduetrequattro340]

Eccezionale. Grazie ❤

[@davidwalsh390]

KT Tunstall's video for her song If Only uses footage from this, and quite seamlessly.

[@kaiblakley]

gold, just gold.

[@lyndapierson6338]

the incomparable herzog!

[@swagmasterI3]

Sehr schön, danke

[@fin_cinema]

wow ty

[@nedoran5758]

Soundtrack by Popol Vuh is amazing

[@Wallyworld30]

I've heard the soundtrack to this documentary in other Herzog films. I imagine it's quite important to him. It is beautiful timeless music. Imagine if Herzog had used contemporary music in this film? It would make it feel so dated but now it's a timeless classic.

[@santiagosaizu]

@@Wallyworld30hi!! In which other films? :)

[@martianmanhunter37]

​​@@Wallyworld30Founding member of Popol Vuh Florian Fricke is a longtime personal friend of Herzog. He even makes an appearance as a pianist in Herzog's first feature film Signs of Life (1968).

[@ivarbrinkman2195]

what a great portrait of this athlete. But what type of wax did he use in order to gain a higher speed off the ramp I wonder?

[@fuferito]

I don't speak German, but I hear a peculiar accent whenever Steiner speaks.

[@DivineBearFalcon]

Steiner is a Swiss citizen born in Wildhaus, so there is his German accent.

[@joepwisse2970]

The melodic sounds and rolling R you hear are common for Southern German accents

[@teodorogryner7980]

muy buena👍

[@vzuzukin]

I can see this as a biopic movie starring a younger Christian Bale

[@benwinter2420]

I have all through life had the curious dream of heading at a jump off point running & then flying . . just taking flight , perhaps saw this caper at early age on TV who knows , but dreams of flying are persistent amongst us planet of apes . . have suspicions

[@dylanlavillain7173]

Wjat is that track at the beginning? I need that sample...

[@BrucknerMotet]

almost sounds like BOC (Boards of Canada)

[@Claytone-Records]

There is ecstatic truth.

[@benwinter2420]

The start of wingsuits

[@_scabs6669]

Oh he actually carves wood I thought his first name was Woodcarver

[@i_dont_live_here]

Can’t find this with translation to English, if anyone knows where to find it please let me know ❤

[@SVanHutten]

Right here. Just activate the subtitles.

[@santiagosaizu]

Does anybody know the song that sounds in 2:11 ??

[@bruxizme]

probably Popol Vuh's

[@fablecouvrette5334]

Holy shit that unsteady gate at 24:00 is a sign of immediately life threanening brain damage

[@deeprollingriver52]

Walking on icy snow will give you an unsteady gait

[@batzeth]

💕

[@hlynnkeith9334]

Gab es keiner Helm in 1974?

[@ataturu]

Sensationsgier hat kine Helme erlaubt

[@Gaspard-uc4iv]

Vous devez utiliser la langue française

[@captaindoeverything]

I like watching sports documentaries, I used to play sports until I realized you can buy trophies . . . why get hurt, right?

[@Wallyworld30]

I cherished my baseball trophies and Bowling plaques as they were reminders of my achievements in both sports. Now I'm 46 years old and I got rid of all that stuff over 10 years ago. Nobody will care that I was an All-Star baseball player in High School in early and mid 90's. Who cares that I bowled a 600 series in the mid 2000's. Nobody, but they were fun as hell when I won them. I helped coach my son up to be a top 5 basketball player in the city of Huntsville, AL in 2013 and I'm much more proud of that than any of my own achievements.

[@meesalikeu]

its funny to watch herzog fanboy