Alexander Kluge Movies

1995
Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”
Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”
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Since German Classicism, it has become customary to translate extreme, emotional events into a ballad, a popular form of song. This ‘Balladen...
2017
An Opera of the World
An Opera of the World
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In An Opera of the World, Malian scholar and filmmaker Manthia Diawara reflects upon the refugee crisis and the relationship between Europe and...
2008
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
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Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag für Autoren (Film Publishing House for...
2006
Zwischen Mitternacht und der vierten Nachtstunde
Zwischen Mitternacht und der vierten Nachtstunde
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A short by Alexander Kluge.
1999
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing
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Wer immer hofft stirbt singend is a bagatelle bordering on the burlesque, in which Kluge combines (historical) visual material and nostalgic images...
1965
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
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Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.
1998
Neonröhren des Himmels
Neonröhren des Himmels
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A short film by Alexander Kluge.
2022
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
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From the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in post-war...
1970
Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende
Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues Ende
01970HD
Directed by Alexander Kluge
2009
Der Deutschland-Komplex
Der Deutschland-Komplex
02009HD
Film by Kluge and Aust.
1996
Engine Cough
Engine Cough
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A short film by Alexander Kluge.
2000
The Execution of an Elephant
The Execution of an Elephant
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An essay from Edison's famous 1903 short film recording the execution by electricity of a tame elephant from Coney Island's Forepaugh Circus.
1997
The Day Is Nigh
The Day Is Nigh
4.51997HD
Short science fiction film with footage from Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte.
1989
The Heart and the Legs
The Heart and the Legs
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The heart of the legs.
1994
The World is Not Bad, but Full
The World is Not Bad, but Full
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The central topic of the interview is the ancient concept of a necessary balance between the dead and the living, which also assumes the notion of a...
1972
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet
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Willi endeavors to survive in a world where annihilistic galactic battles rage, by taking a job at the centre of power. But it's the wrong side that...
1990
Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
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In this interview Müller and Kluge explore the East German’s memories of the final days of the war. The session is introduced by a clip...
1995
My Rendezvous with Death
My Rendezvous with Death
01995HD
The title of the interview is from a line in a poem written by an American about the battle of Ypern in World War I: “My rendezvous with Death...
2007
Das Phänomen der Oper
Das Phänomen der Oper
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People who do not have the patience or the opportunity to listen to all 86,000 operas that exist in the world need an opera guide. The opera guide is...
1995
The Voice of the Playwright
The Voice of the Playwright
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One of Müllers's vocal cords was paralyzed as a result of a life-saving radical operation (1995). At the beginning of the discussion Müller...