My Best Fiend (Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski). Werner Herzog, 1999.
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Edition screened: Included in Shout! Factory Blu-ray box set Herzog: The Collection, released 2014. German language with English subtitles. Runtime approximately 100 minutes.
Summary: Various scenes of animals mistreated from earlier films.
Details:
1) Rough handling of a squirrel monkey, probably not injured (from Aguirre, the Wrath of God) 39:10-39:27.
2) Killing of a poisonous snake (from Burden of Dreams) 1:01:41-1:01:58.
3) Dead parrot interaction (from Burden of Dreams) 1:02:22-1:02:54.
4) Young ocelot tossed roughly, not injured (from Fitzcarraldo) 1:26:03-1:26:06)
5) Python kicked aside (from Cobra Verde) 1:31:00
Herzog presents an excellent memorial to the unruly actor Klaus Kinski. For the uninitiated, the film is a nice introduction to the genius of both men.
