Kinski Paganini

Kinski Paganini
Image:Kinski Paganini.jpg A promotional poster for Kinski Paganini
Directed by	Klaus Kinski
Produced by	Augusto Caminito
Written by	Klaus Kinski
Starring	Klaus Kinski Debora Kinski Nikolai Kinski
Music by	Niccolò Paganini
Cinematography	Pier Luigi Santi
Editing by	Klaus Kinski
Distributed by	Filmverleih Carsten Frank
Release date(s)	7 October 1999 (Germany)
Running time	81 min., Director's Cut: 95 minutes
Country	Italy  France
Language	Italian
IMDb profile

Kinski Paganini is a 1989 film based on the life and career of composer and virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini. The movie was written and directed by Klaus Kinski, who also performs the lead role. The film also stars Kinski's young wife (Debora Kinski) and son (Nikolai Kinski) alongside him. Klaus 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

The film is a biopic about the life of Niccolò Paganini, who many consider to be one of the greatest violinists who ever lived^[1].

Trivia

• Written and Directed by Klaus Kinski, who was also the star, Kinski Paganini was his last film.

Notes

1. ^ Nicolo

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