Paganini (1989 film) (Redirected from Kinski Paganini (film))

Kinski Paganini
Kinski Paganini.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKlaus Kinski
Written byKlaus Kinski
Produced byAugusto Caminito
Starring
CinematographyPier Luigi Santi
Edited byKlaus Kinski
Music by
Production
companies
  • Scena Film Production
  • Reteitalia
  • Président Films
Distributed byMedusa Distribuzione
Release date
  • 7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) (Germany)
Running time
81 minutes
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
LanguageItalian

Kinski Paganini, also known simply as Paganini, is a 1989 biographical film written, directed by and starring Klaus Kinski. Based on the life and career of composer and virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini, it was Kinski's final film before his death in 1991.

Kinski felt that he and Paganini had led similar lives, and both gave "demonic" performances in their own fields that often sparked great controversy.

Plot

A biopic about the life of Niccolò Paganini, who many consider to be one of the greatest violinists who ever lived.

Cast

Production

In his 1999 documentary My Best Fiend, frequent collaborator Werner Herzog explains that Kinski repeatedly asked him to direct the film, but Herzog refused because he thought the script was "unfilmable". Herzog also states that the preparation for his role in Kinski Paganini caused the actor to take on an uncomfortable "alien" air that disrupted Kinski's performance in their last film together, Cobra Verde.

Tosca D'Aquino recalled with shock her experience in the film: "I suffered the harassment of Kinski's very difficult nature. Going back I would not make this film because I suffered a lot. He was a very violent man. I had a complicated relationship, he was bossy, I had bruises." In his autobiography, Kinski, describing one of these scenes with D'Aquino, wrote, "She was embarrassed and closed her legs. I had to block them violently. When I penetrated her with my fingers, she squirmed and moaned."

Home media

Since its theatrical run, the film had only been released on DVD and VHS in Germany, but in late 2011, the film was released for the first time in North America on a two disc special edition DVD. The release contained deleted and extended scenes, Cannes Film Festival interviews, and a director's cut (95 minutes).


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