Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski

1999 [GERMAN]

Action / Biography / Documentary

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 78% · 27 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 92% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.8/10 10 13348 13.3K

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Plot summary

A film that describes the love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.

Director

Werner Herzog Photo
Werner Herzog

Top cast

Werner Herzog Photo
Werner Herzog as Self - Narrator / Interviewer
Claudia Cardinale Photo
Claudia Cardinale as Self
Guillermo Ríos Photo
Guillermo Ríos as Self
Jason Robards Photo
Jason Robards as Fitzcarraldo
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906.75 MB
1280*714
German 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 6
1.64 GB
1920*1072
German 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles us  
24 fps
1 hr 38 min
Seeds 16

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Kevin L 7 / 10

Bipolar much, Klaus? What a pairing. It's consistently

Bipolar much, Klaus? What a pairing. It's consistently clear that Herzog was very likely the ONLY director that could've tolerated Kinski's extremes of personality and behavior. Both men claiming plans to murder the other due to the mania of Kinski, but also the eccentric aspects of Herzog as a director, thankfully neither of them followed through. What resulted is a body of work together that made for some of the extraordinary, compelling cinema of not only the 70's & 80's, but ever. I'm reminded of a quote by Patti Smith where so spoke of the passion between the murderer and the victim. The documentary uses extensive scenes from Herzog and Kinski's films together along with then present-day interviews with cast/crew members from the films. We get further insight into Kinski not only as the raving madman, but also as the 'warm', 'sweet', cooperative actor who played the lead in such great films as "Aguirre: The Wrath of God", "Fitzcarraldo", and "Nosferatu the Vampyre". Fascinating stuff for sure. 3.8 stars
Reviewed by Dave S 8 / 10

Anyone who has read an interview with German

Anyone who has read an interview with German filmmaker Werner Herzog will be familiar with his fractious relationship with the unpredictable and volatile Klaus Kinski, an actor he somehow managed to work with on five films, most notably Aguirre: The Wrath of God. While the interviews are perversely entertaining, nothing compares to live footage of the odd partnership between the two. Herzog’s My Best Fiend, made several years after Kinski’s death, is nothing if not incendiary, featuring some Kinski tantrums that need to be seen to be believed. While My Best Fiend doesn’t do much to delve into why the mercurial actor was the way he was, it does help to explain why the serene (except when he considered murdering Kinski) and introspective Herzog chose to subject himself to Kinski’s abuse for the sake of art. It is a fascinating look into both interpersonal relations and the creative process.
Reviewed by mueler k 6 / 10

Klaus Kinski is represented as being almost unbelievably

Klaus Kinski is represented as being almost unbelievably awful. A talented egomaniac prone to fits of rage, madness and cruelty. Kinski was already dead when the movie came out and so was not around to provide his version of events.
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