Werner Herzog (born 1942), described as a “mythomaniac” by Linus Wörffel, and Klaus Kinski (1926—1991) are among the leading figures of post-war German cinema. In the 70s and 80s, the filmmaker and the actor shot five feature films that are among the classics of the medium's history. They are hymns to tragic heroism, in which the spirit of Nietzsche can easily be recognized. From “Build Your Cities on Vesuvius! “will “Build opera houses in the rainforest! ”.
Unser Stammautor Christian Saehrendt berichtet in seinem Beitrag zur Reihe „Was bedeutet Nietzsche für mich?“ davon, wie er Nietzsche als Jugendlicher entdeckte und sich seitdem als Fan des Philosophen betrachtet – gerade wegen seiner Widerborstigkeit.