The Great ecstasy of the Sculptor Steiner
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A lyrical documentary by Werner Herzog about Walter Steiner, a Swiss woodcarver who is also the world's most accomplished ski jumper. Slow-motion photography and sound effects capture the splendid, terrifying isolation of Walter Steiner's ecstasy. A thrilling sports documentary, the film is also a mystical meditation on the meaning of fear, the taking of risks, and the dream of human transcendence through flight.
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