:16:00
Everything was clouded over
and it was pouring rain.
:16:05
You could only see
as far as 100 ft.
:16:08
The mountain back there was
completely enshrouded in cloud.
:16:12
You couldn't see anything,
except gray clouds.
:16:14
There was indescribable chaos.
:16:21
On top of that, there was a big
problem with Kinski.
:16:28
First, he realized he would
only be a dot in the landscape...
:16:33
...and not the center of attention.
:16:36
He wanted to act in close-up with a
grim face, leading the entire army.
:16:43
I explained to him, that he wasn't
yet the leader of this expedition...
:16:48
...for that was Gonzalo Pizarro.
:16:52
It was very difficult...
:16:55
...because Kinski simply wasn't the
center of attention in this scene.
:16:59
Secondly, our concept of
landscape differed profoundly.
:17:07
He wanted the shot to embrace
all of scenic Machu Picchu...
:17:10
...including the peak, just like a
Hollywood-style movie...
:17:17
...with the landscape as a beautiful
backdrop, exploited for the scene.
:17:23
Commercials work that way.
Postcards look like that...
:17:27
...but I wanted an ecstatic
detail of that landscape...
:17:30
...where all the drama, passion and
human pathos became visible.
:17:36
He just didn't understand this,
but for me it was something crucial.
:17:42
A landscape with almost
human qualities.
:17:49
Kinski replied, the only fascinating
landscape on this earth...
:17:55
...was the human face.
:17:59
After that I removed him
from this shot.