Directed by Werner Herzog • 1999 • Germany
An engrossing look at one of cinema’s most intriguing partnerships, MY BEST FIEND chronicles Werner Herzog’s legendarily volatile friendship with actor Klaus Kinski. As Herzog delves into his history with Kinski in colorful detail—from the flat Kinski once shared with Herzog’s family to their misadventuress on various productions through the years—he reveals how these two powerhouse figures in cinematic history both thrived when working together and remained at each other’s throats.
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Stroszek
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