Non-Herzog Kinski Hits

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salon.com has a lengthy article on klaus kinski today, apropos of (seemingly) nothing. but it got me wondering - what are some non-herzog directed films where kinski's worth watching? i'm not sure i've seen any aside from doctor zhivago and a few dollars more.

― a spectator bird (a spectator bird), Thursday, 22 April 2004 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Crawlspace! I remember seeing it as a young child, not knowing how Kinski was at the time of course, and being scared to death.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Of course, i'm sure it wouldn't age well. Maybe search Jack the Ripper? I haven't seen it.

― Jeff-PTTL (Jeff), Thursday, 22 April 2004 17:32 (twenty-two years ago)

WHOA. I read this as "Non-Kinski Herzog Hits" and I almost screamed.

― |OBEY|EYE|BO| (deangulberry), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

For a Few Dollars More. His part is brief, but unforgettable if you're a Kinski fan.

― Anthony (Anthony F), Thursday, 22 April 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

i think im going to buy that autobiography. and spiral into a pit of kinski obsession. anyone else?

― tom cleveland (tom cleveland), Friday, 23 April 2004 02:20 (twenty-two years ago)

The autobiography is a MUST read. It's hysterical, though unintentionally so.

If you really want to see Kinski cranked up to 11, get a copy of his Paganini movie. It'll make your jaw drop.

― BabyBuddha (BabyBuddha), Friday, 23 April 2004 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

The Great Silence

― Ryan McKay (Ryan McKay), Saturday, 24 April 2004 06:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmmm. Okay, question: which movie was filmed first? Cobra Verde or Paganini? According to the Salon article (and other sources), Paganini was first. According to the IMDB, Cobra Verde was from 1987 and Paganini was from 1989, and other web sources say that Cobra was first.

It may seem unimportant, but it's of interest to me, because in My Best Fiend, I seem to remember Herzog talking about Kinski asking him to direct Paganini (after Cobra Verde) which paralleled onscreen with the closing shots of Cobra Verde, where Kinski is making a futile attempt to drag a boat out to sea. It makes it seem more poignant and depressing if Kinski had ended his career with Paganini than with Cobra Verde.

― Ernest P. (ernestp), Sunday, 25 April 2004 06:50 (twenty-two years ago)

On the DVD commentary for Cobre Verde (an underrated Herzog/Kinski collaboration), Herzog talks about Kinski's increasing resistence to his direction; according to Herzog, Kinski thought himself to be a better director than anyone. Herzog goes on to briefly talk about Paganini and that its awfulness supposedly proves Kinski's confidence in his directing abilities as delusions of grandeur. I very much want to see Paganini, though I haven't heard enough to suggest its worth tracking down.

― theodore fogelsanger, Sunday, 25 April 2004 16:49 (twenty-two years ago)

five years pass...

The Important Thing Is To Love Holy Shit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3V-HAxfLsQ&feature=related

― Roomful of Moogs (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 3 March 2010 01:32 (sixteen years ago)

yeah now some of the Zulawski films are finally coming out on DVD the opening post of my thread is a little less true

Andrzej Zulawski

even though it shouldn't be -- do not spoil his films by watching the first bits excerpted, rent or download them asap

― Milton Parker, Sunday, 7 March 2010 05:04 (sixteen years ago)

one year passes...

Saw a screening of Jesus Christus Erlöser this afternoon. I could not stop staring at Kinski's shirt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXyDfbzyOcM

― polyphonic, Monday, 20 June 2011 01:37 (fourteen years ago)

two months pass...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiazgGFoGJU

― am0n, Monday, 19 September 2011 18:14 (fourteen years ago)

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