June 2

Land Of Silence And Darkness / La Soufriere

LAND OF SILENCE AND DARKNESS (1971) What's it like to be blind and deaf? Unknowable, but in Herzog's first feature documentary, he focuses in on a middle-aged woman who tries to reach out to those similarly afflicted. "Of all of my films, this is the one I want to be available to audiences the most." - WH. Plus LA SOUFRIERE (1977) Herzog and crew head off to a Caribbean volcano about to erupt. Only trouble is, if it does, there ain't no film. "Herzog's maddest project... remains a disturbing, even intimidating, meditation on the apocalypse and a frighteningly vivid display of man's love of death." - Dave Kehr.