Alexander Kluge Movies

  • 2024
    An Opera That Sparked a Revolution

    An Opera That Sparked a Revolution

    An Opera That Sparked a Revolution

    02024HD

    With pictures by James Ensor and Alexander Kluge. The opera The Mute Girl of Portici tells the story of a young mute woman in Naples who is seduced...

    An Opera That Sparked a Revolution
  • 1968
    Die Erben von Papas Kino

    Die Erben von Papas Kino

    Die Erben von Papas Kino

    01968HD

    Documentary by Wilhelm Roth about the state of affairs of the Young German Cinema.

    Die Erben von Papas Kino
  • 1961
    Rennfahrer

    Rennfahrer

    Rennfahrer

    01961HD

    Rennfahrer
  • 1989
    Paper Tiger Television, New York

    Paper Tiger Television, New York

    Paper Tiger Television, New York

    01989HD

    Film about the Paper Tiger Television non-profit, low-budget public access television program and open media collective based in New York City.

    Paper Tiger Television, New York
  • 1976
    Strongman Ferdinand

    Strongman Ferdinand

    Strongman Ferdinand

    5.4291976HD

    The clownish security chief of a West German business is obsessed with protecting his factory from fancied and real breaches, especially from groups...

    Strongman Ferdinand
  • 1996
    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

    01996HD

    The discussion begins with the parable of a frog in boiling water. It comes from the book "Post-heroic Management: A Manual" by Dirk Baecker, which...

    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management
  • 2021
    Zirkus, Richter’s Tango

    Zirkus, Richter’s Tango

    Zirkus, Richter’s Tango

    02021HD

    An homage to Hans Richter for the 35th anniversary of his death in 2021.

    Zirkus, Richter’s Tango
  • 1961
    Thema Amore

    Thema Amore

    Thema Amore

    01961HD

    Thema Amore
  • 1968
    Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

    Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

    Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed

    5.7781968HD

    A young circus director ends up going into television after her father, a trapeze performer, dies in a circus accident.

    Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
  • 1970
    A Doctor From Haberstadt

    A Doctor From Haberstadt

    A Doctor From Haberstadt

    01970HD

    Alexander Kluge follows his father, a doctor, in his daily activity.

    A Doctor From Haberstadt
  • 2024
    Attack on a Thick Glass Door

    Attack on a Thick Glass Door

    Attack on a Thick Glass Door

    02024HD

    A glass door prevents the occupation of a room.

    Attack on a Thick Glass Door
  • 2024
    Cosmic Miniatures

    Cosmic Miniatures

    Cosmic Miniatures

    32024HD

    At 91 years of age, Alexander Kluge is solidly regarded as a trailblazing figure in New German Cinema and the avant-garde. He remains active and...

    Cosmic Miniatures
  • 2008
    Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie

    Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie

    Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie

    02008HD

    Alexander Kluge and Hartmut Bitomsky discuss the film Staub (Dust). Dust is called “matter in the wrong place.” In fact, dust is an...

    Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie
  • 1970
    At Work in the Ruins of Morality

    At Work in the Ruins of Morality

    At Work in the Ruins of Morality

    01970HD

    Quoting from historian Tacitus' Annals, Alexander Kluge and Heiner Müller delve into the Roman Iron Age, talk about the modern style of Tacitus'...

    At Work in the Ruins of Morality
  • 1998
    Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

    Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

    Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

    01998HD

    A short by Alexander Kluge.

    Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome
  • 1993
    Anti-Opera

    Anti-Opera

    Anti-Opera

    01993HD

    Heiner Müller was invited to a conference in Japan on the fate of opera in the 20th and 21st century. He talks about his flight over Siberia and...

    Anti-Opera
  • 1995
    The Night of the Filmmakers

    The Night of the Filmmakers

    The Night of the Filmmakers

    51995HD

    A meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.

    The Night of the Filmmakers
  • 1996
    Engine Cough

    Engine Cough

    Engine Cough

    01996HD

    A short film by Alexander Kluge.

    Engine Cough
  • 1990
    Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by

    Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by

    Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by

    01990HD

    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...

    Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
  • 1967
    Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt

    Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt

    Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt

    61967HD

    Mrs. Blackburn, born in 1872, i.e. before the history of cinema began, is Alexander Kluge's grandmother. Portrait of this lady.

    Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt