“My Favorite Enemy” ( German: Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski ; also known as “My Best Enemy is Klaus Kinsky” ) is a documentary directed by Werner Herzog , released in 1999 and dedicated to his collaboration with actor Klaus Kinski (1926 -1991). The tape received nominations for the European Film Academy Award and the Chicago Film Festival Award for Best Documentary.
| My favorite enemy | |
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| Mein liebster feind - klaus kinski | |
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| Genre | documentary |
| Producer | Werner Herzog |
| Producer | Lucky Stipetich |
| Author script | Werner Herzog |
| In the main cast | Werner Herzog Klaus Kinski |
| Operator | Peter Zeitlinger |
| Composer | Popol vuh |
| Film company | Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Cafe Productions Ltd., Zephir Film, BBC , Independent Film Channel |
| Duration | 95 minutes |
| A country |  Great Britain  Germany  Finland  USA |
| Tongue | German , English , Spanish |
| Year | 1999 |
| IMDb | ID 0200849 |
Story
The film begins with a mention of Kinsky's performances on stage. Moving around the country, he read monologues about the life of Jesus Christ . Kinski refused to participate in one of these “Jesus tours” for the sake of filming in Herzog’s first film, Aguirre, God's Wrath (1972). Subsequently, he starred in four films: “ Nosferatu - the ghost of the night ” (1978), “ Wojciek ” (1979), “ Fitzcarraldo ” (1982), “ Green Cobra ” (1988).
The film presents shots from films cut during installation, Herzog's memories of a difficult relationship with Kinsky, and interviews. In addition to Herzog, actors Claudia Cardinale , Justo Gonzalez and Eva Mattes , photographer Beat Presser and others share their memories of working with Kinsky.
Links
- My Favorite Enemy at the Internet Movie Database
- My Favorite Enemy on allmovie
- Review of Klaus Kinski: My Best Fiend
- Roger Ebert. My Best Fiend
- Jonathan Rosenbaum. A Couple of Kooks