Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo

An account drawn from a diary kept by the revered filmmaker during the 1982 production of Fitzcarraldo is a series of notes on a fever dream in the Amazon jungle that also describes the unique difficulties he faced in creating the film, from cast member clashes to the challenges of moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.