Dana Nibby

The most brilliant documentary ever made. Full stop. Your search is over. Truly. From the beginning scenes: * The frenetic & manic footage of Klaus Kinski performing live on stage--a scene or two in--reminiscent of the frenzied states of consciousness / inner dialog written in Dostoevsky novels like The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment, The Gambler, etc). To the ending scenes: * It was so gorgeous and serene that I nearly cried during the following: Watching Klaus Kinski interact gently, kindly, cheerfully, calmly, and mindfully with a flittering butterfly. Those two scenes capture--let's make up a phrase here: the Width and Depth of Klaus Kinski's nature. The contrast is 180 degrees. And a fitting ending to a film that "prefers to remember him" (my words) at his most human. I wish I could obtain the original footage of Kinski's Jesus performance; but understand Kinski's Estate does not want it released. Although I'd be delighted to have a low-resolution, low-audio quality, water-marked version of it. The video and sound in whatever delivery format the Estate wants to, or can, release. If you know how I can obtain the footage, please DM me on Twitter: @MyPointsBlog Thanks and I hope you enjoy the film. It's a masterpiece; and I never tire of watching it. I hope Werner Herzog releases it with a Commentary Track. I need to repurchase the film on DVD--don't recall if it has one or not. If it does not exist, does anyone know of a good YouTube video and/or podcast / lecture / MP3 of Werner Herzog discussing the theory, concept, filming, editing, lighting, etc--both the aesthetics and the techniques--please contact me via my Twitter account: @MyPointsBlog. I would love to hear from you. Anything you can share would help as I try to learn more about the techniques of my favorite Documentary (and narrative) Film Maker. He's in my personal Top Three Auteurs. In no particular order those are as follows: Herzog, Kubrick, and... well, I Have Only Two. Oh. Perhaps Coppola and Marty Scorsese.