Cobra Verde
by Werner Herzog
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Actor: Jos? Lewgoy, King Ampaw, Klaus Kinski, Peter Berling, Salvatore BasileDirector: Werner Herzog
Brand: KINSKI/AMPAW/LEWGOY/BASILE/BER
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; German (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.77:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-10-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Cobra Verde
Movie Review: another maniac, this time as slave trader in Africa
Summary: 4 Stars
After having watched the entire series of Kinski/Herzog collaborations, I felt a bit tired for this one. It is the portrait of a perfectly awful misanthrope, who starts with nothing, establishes himself as a thief to be feared, and is hired for his talents with slaves, i.e. how to frighten them into being manipulated. He goes from Brazil to Africa, a tour of nowhere that ends with nothingness. You get the clash of cruelties of old civilizations with new-world greed, truly deadly and at times mesmerizing.
But at this point, Herzog's obsessional themes are clear, indeed almost rehashes: a single man, through sheer will and utter ruthlessness, can for a time control his environment. But they are alienated and ultimately cannot consolidate their gains, heading into the oblivion that they have spent their whole lives trying to keep at bay. At this, Herzog is singularly effective and Kinski is the perfect vehicle for the nihilism.
This is not fun to watch, but it is an interesting evocation of the chaos and brutality. ("I want you awake when I kill you" is typical dialogue. I will definitely watch Aguirre again, as it is the definitive masterpiece and viewing it feels endlessly fresh. This felt a bit stale, perhaps because I was on a binge, but still...
Recommended. It is serious art and for afficianados.
Summary of Cobra Verde
In their final collaboration werner herzog directs klaus kinski in the remarkable tale of francisco manoel da silva the flamboyant 19th century brazilian bandit know as cobra verde. When the owner of a sugar plantation unknowingly hires the barefoot gun-toting thief to keep his slaves in check. Studio: Starz/sphe Release Date: 06/03/2008 Starring: King Ampaw Salvatore Basile Run time: 110 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Werner HerzogIn their last film together, director Werner Herzog drew from actor Klaus Kinski a performance that grounds Kinski's volcanic passions with a new gravity--perhaps age was bringing Kinski down to earth. He plays Cobra Verde, a notorious Brazilian bandit, whom a plantation owner hires to keep his slaves in line. After Cobra Verde impregnates all his daughters, the owner and the authorities conspire to send the bandit to Africa to reopen the slave trade. They expect him to be killed, but through a mixture of his own cunning and the volatile politics of West Africa, Cobra Verde ends up leading an army of women to overthrow the king. Cobra Verde is disjointed, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth watching. Kinski is magnetic in scene after remarkable scene, and though the whole isn't satisfying, the parts certainly are. --Bret Fetzer
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