Klaus Kinski and Werner Herzog are madmen! Their relationship in film and in life was intensely volatile, and made for some of the most tense, beautiful, and ingenious moments in cinematic history.

This is also a great introduction set for people who are curious about Herzog; he is such a prolific filmmaker that it is often difficult to know where to start!

I have seen all the movies from this collection and each is absolutely fascinating. 'Fitzcarraldo' and 'Nosferatu, the Vampyre' are brilliant. I would love to see 'Mein Liebster Feind' which is set in the 1950s, when Werner Herzog was 13, he was sharing an apartment with Klaus Kinski, an ego-maniacal live-wire. In an unabated, 48 hour fit of rage, Kinski destroyed every piece of furniture in sight. From this chaos, a beautiful albeit volatile partnership was born. In 1972, Herzog cast Kinski in Aguirre, The Wrath of God. Four more films would follow. In this personal documentary, Herzog traces the often violent up and downs of their relationship, revisiting Munich apartment where they first met - and thrashed, and the various locations of their films.

This collection is an absolute must for any Klaus Kinski and Werner Hertzog. (via nolaicycle)