German director, screenwriter and producer Werner Herzog touched on the Pyrenees and poetry as he picked up San Sebastian Film Festival‘s most prestigious honor Friday night in what was a politically charged opening ceremony. Herzog was recognized with the coveted Donostia Award at the Kursaal Theatre in northern Spain, with a raucous standing ovation from his fellow European creatives. The filmmaker is screening his latest feature Bucking Fastards in San Sebastian, in which Kate and Rooney Mara, Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson all star. Bloom presented Herzog with the award, prompting the German to say on stage: “What an honor to…
