Werner Herzog and those Icelandic elves!

[nom_de_grr]

Remember that post regarding Icelandic elves in which I mentioned how confoundingly difficult it was to track down the documentary Huldufólk 102? Well, I made a last-ditch attempt with our Interlibrary Loan specialist, who is amazingly good at finding the unfindable, and this is what she had to say:Believe it or not, try Werner Herzog's website -

Comments

[nihilistic_kid]

You hope to trap a Bjork of your own.

[nom_de_grr]

If I catch a Bjork, I can finally get rid of this Kinski that's been plaguing me for years.

[nom_de_grr]

And who could blame him? Did you see My Best Fiend? God, Kinski was psychotic. I totally don't blame him for directing Kinski while holding a gun.

[springheel_jack]

You believe you ARE an Icelandic elf and would like to know more about your ancestors, as part of your effort to get icelandic elves declared a protected class under title seven.

[nom_de_grr]

That is very funny. I may try that tack!

MY GOD

[mitejen]

Oh man. . . I WISH I wasn't utterly blown out mentally right now so I could help you with this.

Just don't invent something outlandish--he can smell disingenuous people, you know.

Man, I wish I could find a link to the old Herzog Blog. . . all I can find is this other fake one that almost seems weird enough to be really his!

Re: MY GOD

[nom_de_grr]

Get your shit together, damn it! We need to prank Werner Herzog for the greater good!

[villagecharm]

This is the best thing that has happened in America in months. You are trying to trick Warner Herzog into showing you a documentary about elves. Not everyone can say that.

I would tell him you're thinking of getting an Elf Studies degree and want to see how seriously the Icelanders take it; you don't want to waste your time with people who are not rigorously devoted to the study of elves.

[nom_de_grr]

My mother always told me I was special. And I think your ploy strikes a good balance between strange and oddly believable.