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Fitzcarraldo

Duration: 2h38m
Dates: Sat 28 Jun - Wed 2 Jul 2025

To celebrate the release of a new 4k restoration of Burden of Dreams, we’re showing Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo. See them both at DCA Cinema for the special price of £16 when booked at the same time.

One of Werner Herzog's most acclaimed films, Fitzcarraldo tells the incredible story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald (played by Herzog regular Klaus Kinski), an opera-loving fortune hunter who dreams of bringing opera (specifically Caruso) to a remote trading post in the heart of the Peruvian jungle.

With the help of the beautiful madam Molly (Claudia Cardinale), his loyal crew, and an indigenous tribe, Fitzcarraldo journeys up the rivers of the Amazon hauling his steamship, the Molly Aida, over a mountain in order to access the riches of hitherto unexploited rubber territory. Evocative of the troubled circumstance of its own production, Fitzcarraldo is both a confessional self-portrait of Herzog the adventuring artist and a grandiose paean to those who dare to live out their wildest dreams.

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See Fitzcarraldo and Burden of Dreams for the special price of £16 when booked at the same time. 

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Werner Herzog on the set of Fitzcarraldo

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  • One free standard cinema ticket per year
  • £1 off your standard or over 60s ticket for regular Cinema screenings*
  • Priority booking on selected cinema seasons and gallery events
  • 10% off in DCA Shop when you spend £10 or more
  • 10% off DCA publications
  • 15% off Print Studio courses
  • 10% off Craft Sunday workshops
  • 10% off food in Jute Café Bar
  • Further offers and discounts at DCA’s discretion

 

Membership costs £25 for one year.
*One discount per Member per event.

  • Membership Period: 1 year
  • Price: £25.00
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