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Actors: Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale, Eva Mattes
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about My Best Fiend |
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MY BEST FIEND is a documentary directed in 1999 by german director Werner Herzog about his relations with actor Klaus Kinski who was the lead actor of five Herzog movies before his death in 1991.
MY BEST FIEND includes interviews of Herzog, Eva Mattes (Woyzeck) and Claudia Cardinale (Fitzcarraldo) as well as footage shot during the filming of AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD. Enjoy also a rare footage of Mick Jagger performance in FITZCARRALDO before Jason Robards's illness stopped the production.
Was Klaus Kinski a psychotic or a genius ? The movie doesn't answer this question but is a superb homage to a friendship that produced numerous cinematographic masterpieces.
Highly recommended.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of My Best Fiend |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- German
Culture clash?
- visiting a different culture
Culture of surrounding area:
- Hispanic
Brain/Body not working?
- mental illness
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
- wild
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
- Eastern Europe
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- South
Jungles?
Yes
Jungles
- Snakes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- river
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- German
Subtitles?
- Yes
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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