The Movie: Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
What Is It?: Werner
Herzog’s signature cult classic explores his favorite themes of futile
conquests, nature’s disdain for humankind, and crazed obsession. The lead crazy
is real-life crazy Klaus Kinski, who leads a doomed quest for the lost city of
gold. After the grand finale, you’ll never hear the theme song from “The
Monkees” the same way again.
Why Today?: Today
is 7/9, and gold’s atomic number is 79.
