Last Words (1968 film)

Last Words (German: Letzte Worte) is a 1968 short film by Werner Herzog shot in Crete and on the island of Spinalonga. The film was shot in two days during the filming of Herzog's feature Signs of Life, and edited in one day.^[1]

Last Words
Directed by	Werner Herzog
Written by	Werner Herzog
Produced by	Werner Herzog
Cinematography	Thomas Mauch
Edited by	Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus
Release date	1968 (1968)
Running time	13 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	Greek

Premise

The film tells the story of the last man to leave the abandoned island of Spinalonga, which had been used as a leper colony. The man refused to leave, and so was forcibly removed. He now lives in Crete, where he plays the Cretan lyra at nights in a bar, and refuses to speak. The film's narrative style is very unconventional, with most characters speaking their lines several times repeatedly in long takes. The man from the island has the most spoken lines of any character, as he repeatedly explains that he refuses to speak, even a single word.

Cast (uncredited)

• Antonis Papadakis : the last leper
• Lefteris Daskalakis : the bouzouki player

References

1. Herzog, Werner (2001). Herzog on Herzog. Faber and Faber. ISBN 978-0-571-20708-4.

External links

• Last Words at IMDb