Alexander Kluge Movies

Finale No. 1 in Bellini's Masterpiece Norma

In order to justify interpreting the Oresteia as a representation of the "birth of democracy" (P. Stein), one has to repress a lot, for example the...

King Kong appears in various collages of a white cruise ship; meanwhile, a victory has been won and photographed in France in November 1918, and...

"At the beginning of the 19th century there is no Chicago. There was a fort that was set on fire by Indians shortly thereafter. Later, the turbulent...

Two-hour television documentary by Alexander Kluge and Meinhard Prill on the documentary filmmakers of the "Stuttgart school".

Alexander Kluge's avant-garde hommage to Manoel de Oliveira's surreal opera-musical film "The Cannibals".

On the one hand, the beyond-Tropicália surreal, wild, ecstatic universe of Khavn de la Cruz, the Philippines’ internationally most...

As indicated in the subtitle Tiehrmehlfabrikant Dr. Fred Eicke weiss Auswege, this work centres on the animal food producer Fred Eicke (a part played...

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...

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

In An Opera of the World, Malian scholar and filmmaker Manthia Diawara reflects upon the refugee crisis and the relationship between Europe and...

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...

In this conversation, taking place shortly after the German reunification, Alexander Kluge and Heiner Müller discuss historical developments...

Kluge here presents a portrait of Friedrich the Great by means of quotations, film clips, historical images, and film documents. The program is a...

Kluge’s short-film starring his sister/muse Alexandra.

Heiner Müller defines Stoicism as an attempt to deal with anarchy. For him, Erich Honecker is an example for "forced stoicism". Müller...

The conversation begins on the topic of Müller’s plans for new plays. Müller tells us that he has promised to write a libretto for...

Here Müller and Kluge explicitly address a theme that is latently present in many of their conversations: the relation of intellectuals to...