Paganini

Kinski Paganini, also known simply as Paganini, is a 1989 biographical film written, directed by and starring Klaus Kinski. Based on the life and career of composer and virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini, it was Kinski's final film before his death in 1991. 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 A biopic about the life of Niccolò Paganini, who many consider to be one of the greatest violinists who ever lived. Cast Klaus Kinski as Niccolò Paganini Debora Caprioglio (credited as Debora Kinski) as Antonia Bianchi Nicolai Kinski as Achille Paganini Dalila Di Lazzaro as Helene von Feuerbach Tosca D'Aquino as Angiolina Cavanna Eva Grimaldi as Maria Anna Elisa Bonaparte Donatella Rettore as Miss Wells Bernard Blier as Father Caffarelli