If you loved Fitzcarraldo, try My Best Fiend
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. My Best Fiend has roughly 4.1× fewer votes than Fitzcarraldo — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Werner Herzog, and they both carry the foreign gem mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to Fitzcarraldo, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What My Best Fiend is
Taxi Driver meets Apocalypse Now without the war. Werner Herzog examines his volatile bond with Klaus Kinski. It delivers a darkly comedic era of cinema.
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