Finally got a chance to watch this movie, and it was worth the wait (had to get another copy as the first froze at about the 30 minute mark). From my film-school dropout perspective, the commentary by Werner Herzog was nearly more interesting than the film. Especially in the context of Klaus Kinski and his rage. Herzog admits ambivalence about not having Kinski killed (Kinski had so pissed off the native tribes they offered, in all seriousness, to kill Kinski - Herzog replied that he still needed to finish the film). Kinski is an amazing actor, such intense eyes, though I would have hated to live next door to him. Apparently everyone on the set despised him. Some amazing cinematography, as would be expected. Strongly recommended.
“Fitzcarraldo” (Werner Herzog)
Fitzcarraldo In this intoxicating, one-of-a-kind film, obsessed opera lover Klaus Kinski dreams of building a concert hall in the middle of the Amazon jungle. To realize his vision, he must haul a huge riverboat up (and down) a mountainside with help from a local Indian tribe. Fitzcarraldo is another weird gem from German director Werner Herzog's offbeat oeuvre.
