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My Dearest Enemy (1999)
Director: Werner Herzog
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Not, agreed, one of Herzog's most distinctive, original or audacious documentaries, but given the crazed nature of his subject - former frequent collaborator Klaus Kinski - it's still a hugely entertaining foray into personal reminiscence and movie archaeology. Scattered among the interviews and Herzog's own deadpan stories of his altercations with the late actor (which, of course, confirm suspicions that the director himself is hardly the most conventional fellow on earth) is some marvellous behind-the-scenes archive footage. But it's also a fascinating document on the genesis of some extraordinary movies, with pristine clips reminding one of Herzog's own glorious past as a creator of visionary fictions.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Werner Herzog
Producer: Lucki Stipetic
Cast: Klaus Kinski, Werner Herzog, Claudia Cardinale, Eva Mattes, Beat Presser, Guillermo Rios, Andrés Vicente, Justo Gonzales, Benino Moreno Plácido, Baron v.d. Recke, Werner Herzog full cast
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 95 mins
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