Mein liebster Feind tells the story of the love-hate relationship between director Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski. That unique collaboration is its main difference compared to other biographies, it doesn't glorify the situation or restrict itself to the good days, it also shows the ugly side, which is arguably the most interesting part, how they made it work and ended up doing 5 movies together.
Herzog revisits some of the iconic filming locations, recalls various wild incidents that took place during shooting and talks with some people that worked with Kinski. It was surprising to hear from his co-stars Eva Mattes and Claudia Cardinale how caring and friendly he could be.
Herzog revisits some of the iconic filming locations, recalls various wild incidents that took place during shooting and talks with some people that worked with Kinski. It was surprising to hear from his co-stars Eva Mattes and Claudia Cardinale how caring and friendly he could be.