Mein Liebster Feind
Werner Herzog / DEUZE, 1999 / 95 min.
For Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski was a muse – but a dangerous one. Nevertheless, the controversial actor – who following a turbulent career died of a heart attack at the age of 65 – was an integral part of the director’s oeuvre.
Like Jesus possessed by the devil, Klaus Kinski stands in front of a hall full of people who answer his tirade with mocking jeers. There could be no better introduction to the legendary German actor. Kinski was an impossible person, an ego-maniac, a danger to those around him (including his own daughters), and a walking paradox who combined recklessness with oversensitivity.
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Director
Werner Herzog
Production year
1999
Country
DEUZE
Original title
Mein Liebster Feind
Length
95 min.
Language
German, English
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Werner Herzog
Eye Filmmuseum presents an exhibition and extensive film programme around the work of celebrated filmmaker Werner Herzog. With an unorthodox oeuvre of more than seventy features, documentaries and shorts, Herzog has fascinated audiences with unforgettable stories, images and characters for more than half a century. His films grant us insights into the relationship between people and the chaotic world around them, as well as into the endless indifference of nature towards human life.
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