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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

Werner Herzog tells aspiring directors to work in a ‘sex club or lunatic asylum’

Werner Herzog filming Into the Inferno.
‘You have to go outside of what the norm is’ … Werner Herzog filming Into the Inferno. Photograph: Professor Clive Oppenheimer/Netflix

The legendary director Werner Herzog has issued unorthodox advice to young aspiring film-makers, urging them to raise funds for their projects by working in brothels and psychiatric institutions.

Speaking to CBS, Herzog outlined the fiscal guidance he offers to participants on his 11-day workshop, described as a “film school for rogues”.

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