New Trailer for 4K Re-Release of Doc ‘Burden of

“I’m running out of fantasy. I don’t know what else can happen now. Argot Pictures has revealed a brand new re-release trailer for the documentary classic Burden of Dreams, one of the great behind-the-scenes looks at making an epic. Les Blank’s doc is about filming Werner Herzog’s masterpiece Fitzcarraldo, an extraordinary undertaking filming on location in Peru, essentially mirroring a lot of what’s happening in the film’s plot. This fascinating doc film follows a young, mustachioed Werner as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather, and getting a boat moved over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film. The 4K restoration will open in select US theaters this summer for a rerun right alongside Fitzcarraldo. “Since Les Blank died in 2013 we have remastered & released 7 of his films. The restoration of Burden of Dreams is of the highest quality to date and what may set it apart is the audio restoration, as Nick Bergh worked from the original ¼” audio tapes and created a 5.1 mix,” said restoration exec producer Harrod Blank, doc filmmaker and son of Les Blank. This looks exceptional, the footage is so clean and crisp. A must watch doc for every cinephile. // Continue Reading ›