Of walking in ice (Carl Hanser, 1978; Minnesota UP, 2015) [diary Nov 23 to Dec 14, 1974]

The diary of the German film director Werner Herzog, published in 1978. The diary was written and takes place between November 23 and December 14, 1974. In the foreword, Herzog says that he received a call from a friend in Paris, informing him that his close friend, the German film historian Lotte H. Eisner, was ill and dying.Herzog was determined to prevent this, and believed that an act of walking would keep Eisner from death. He took a jacket, a compass and a duffel bag of the barest essentials and, wearing a pair of new boots, set off on a three-week pilgrimage from Munich to Paris through the deep chill and snowstorms of winter. In late November 1974, filmmaker Werner Herzog received a phone call from Paris delivering some terrible news. German film historian, mentor, and close friend Lotte Eisner was seriously ill and dying. Herzog was determined to prevent this and believed that an act of walking would keep Eisner from death. He took a jacket, a compass, and a duffel bag of the barest essentials, and wearing a pair of new boots, set off on a three-week pilgrimage from Munich to Paris through the deep chill and snowstorms of winter.Of Walking in Ice is Herzog's beautifully written, much-admired, yet often-overlooked diary account of that journey. Herzog documents everything he saw and felt on his quest to his friend's bedside, from poetic descriptions of the frozen landscape and harsh weather conditions to the necessity of finding shelter in vacant or abandoned houses and the intense loneliness of his solo excursion. Includes, for the first time, Werner Herzog's 1982 “Tribute to Lotte Eisner” upon her receipt of the Helmut Käutner Prize Cover 1 Half-title page 2 Title page 3 Copyright page 4 Of Walking in Ice 5 Foreword 7 Saturday 23 November 1974 11 Sunday 24 November 21 Monday 25 November 25 Tuesday 26 November 32 Wednesday 27 November 35 Thursday 28 November 38 Friday 29 November 44 Saturday 30 November 46 Sunday 1 December 53 Monday 2 December 55 Tuesday 3 December 63 Wednesday 4 December 70 Thursday 5 December 79 Friday 6 December 83 Saturday 7 December 90 Sunday 8 December 95 Monday 9 December 100 Tuesday 10 December 104 Wednesday 11 December 108 Thursday 12 December 114 Friday 13 December 116 Saturday 14 December 122 Tribute to Lotte Eisner 125 Author bio 136 In late November 1974, filmmaker Werner Herzog received a phone call from Paris delivering some terrible news. German film historian, mentor, and close friend Lotte Eisner was seriously ill and dying. Herzog was determined to prevent this and believed that an act of walking would keep Eisner from death. He took a jacket, a compass, and a duffel bag of the barest essentials, and wearing a pair of new boots, set off on a three-week pilgrimage from Munich to Paris through the deep chill and snowstorms of winter.__Of Walking in Ice__ In The Winter Of 1974, Filmmaker Werner Herzog Made A Three Week Solo Journey From Munich To Paris On Foot. He Believed It Was The Only Way His Close Friend, Film Historian Lotte Eisner, Would Survive A Horrible Sickness That Had Overtaken Her. Werner Herzog ; Translated By Martje Herzog And Alan Greenberg. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.