A man raised in isolation is dumped in Nuremberg in 1828, where he’s abused, abandoned, denigrated, show-ponied, and forgotten before being murdered. From the true story of Kaspar Hauser, Herzog coaxes larger statements about the validity of the basic human experience outside the constructs of ‘civilization’ and ‘society,’ as well as the myriad ways the world fails people on the margins. In the final episode of our series on early Herzog, we talk about the sympathy with which the film views its subject, the secret to the movie’s title, the cultural implications of its treatment of language, and the real-life tragic figure who portrayed Kaspar. Then we pull the ripcord on one of the most unhinged editions of Cody’s Noteys yet. Aaron may factually [FICTIONALLY] kill [CHIDE] Cody [PARODY]. Resources “Bruno S., Street Musician Turned Lead Actor in Herzog Classics, Dies at 78” at The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/arts/music/15bruno.html Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at trylovepodcast@gmail.com to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: “Agnus Dei” by Florian Fricke of Popol Vuh from THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER. 0:00 - Episode 147: THE ENIGMA OF KASPAR HAUSER (1974) 2:00 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 5:40 - A discussion of the film’s two titles 9:20 - Jason's thoughts (incl. universal struggles & where God is during all this) 13:25 - Cody's thoughts (incl. projection & self-actualization) 18:33 - Harry’s thoughts (incl. language, context & Derrida) 29:21 - Aaron’s thoughts (incl. which villagers he’d punch first) 33:05 - Is the movie looking for pity? Sympathy? Humor? Ire? 38:00 - The labels the world puts on Kaspar 46:54 - What Kaspar's dreams might mean 55:28 - Final thoughts 56:53 - Cody’s Noteys (Trylove Feud)
