WOYZECK is a lesser film from Werner Herzog, coming straight after NOSFERATU and shot in just a couple of weeks. It's another very visual production with a slow pace and a little light in terms of plotting, but in its depiction of a man driven to the brink of madness and beyond it works a treat. Klaus Kinski gives a typically unnerving performance in the title role, madder than he's ever been before, and actually better than he was as Nosferatu or Aguirre; his face alone is the kind of thing to create nightmares and his portrayal of despair is awe-inspiring. The usual odd comedy and animal scenes work quite nicely here, but it's only at the end that Herzog's full power as director comes to light during one incredible riverside set-piece.
Review of Woyzeck
