BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20240128T180000Z DTEND:20240131T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser DESCRIPTION:Based on the remarkable true story of the foundling Kaspar Hauser\, this is an eloquent\, deeply moving account of a grown man\, barely able to walk or talk\, who appears suddenly in the town square of Nuremberg\, Germany\, in 1828\, clutching a letter which claims that his name is Kaspar. His origins are shrouded in mystery but it seems that he has been imprisoned without human contact since childhood. He learns to speak and some attempt is made to integrate him into society. He is puzzled over and examined by a series of learned minds\, some sympathetic\, some hostile\, yet he seems to defy analysis. Featuring a mesmerising performance by non-actor Bruno S. in the lead role\, the film picked up three awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Other films have been made about Kaspar Hauser but Werner Herzog's affecting\, sensitive interpretation is surely the best of them. \n\n \n\n"One of the most fascinating of films. At his best\, Herzog is like no other film-maker I know." The Guardian X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Based on the remarkable true story of the foundling Kaspar Hauser\, this is an eloquent\, deeply moving account of a grown man\, barely able to walk or talk\, who appears suddenly in the town square of Nuremberg\, Germany\, in 1828\, clutching a letter which claims that his name is Kaspar. His origins are shrouded in mystery but it seems that he has been imprisoned without human contact since childhood. He learns to speak and some attempt is made to integrate him into society. He is puzzled over and examined by a series of learned minds\, some sympathetic\, some hostile\, yet he seems to defy analysis. Featuring a mesmerising performance by non-actor Bruno S. in the lead role\, the film picked up three awards at the Cannes Film Festival. Other films have been made about Kaspar Hauser but Werner Herzog&rsquo\;s affecting\, sensitive interpretation is surely the best of them. \;

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&ldquo\;One of the most fascinating of films. At his best\, Herzog is like no other film-maker I know.&rdquo\; \;The Guardian

\n LOCATION:Triskel Arts Centre\, Tobin Street\, Cork City UID:e.2489.33605 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260409T003019Z URL:https://chamber.corkchamber.ie/events/details/the-enigma-of-kaspar-hauser-33605 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR