Alexander Kluge Movies

  • 1983
    Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour

    Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour

    Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour

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    The Cold War is peaking again in divided Germany in the early 1980s. How to deal with the upcoming nuclear annihilation shows this Alexander Kluge...

    Looking for a Practical and Realistic Behaviour
  • 1988
    The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman

    The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman

    The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman

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    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...

    The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman
  • 2003
    A Woman Like a Volcano

    A Woman Like a Volcano

    A Woman Like a Volcano

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    Finale No. 1 in Bellini's Masterpiece Norma

    A Woman Like a Volcano
  • 1990
    Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge

    Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge

    Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge

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

    Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre Anfänge
  • 1996
    Chicago in Time Lapse

    Chicago in Time Lapse

    Chicago in Time Lapse

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    "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...

    Chicago in Time Lapse
  • 2001
    The Flexible Entrepreneur

    The Flexible Entrepreneur

    The Flexible Entrepreneur

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

    The Flexible Entrepreneur
  • 1970
    At Work in the Ruins of Morality

    At Work in the Ruins of Morality

    At Work in the Ruins of Morality

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    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
  • 1989
    Adorno - Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen

    Adorno - Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen

    Adorno - Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen

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    Documentary aired on German television in 1989. Includes interviews with Adorno, Herbert Marcuse, Alexander Kluge and more.

    Adorno - Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen
  • 2024
    Cosmic Miniatures

    Cosmic Miniatures

    Cosmic Miniatures

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    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
  • 1995
    On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses

    On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses

    On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses

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    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...

    On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses
  • 2017
    An Opera of the World

    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...

    An Opera of the World
  • 1992
    Frederick of Prussia

    Frederick of Prussia

    Frederick of Prussia

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

    Frederick of Prussia
  • 2018
    Happy Lamento

    Happy Lamento

    Happy Lamento

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

    Happy Lamento
  • 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

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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...

    Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by
  • 1968
    E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher

    E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher

    E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher

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

    E. A. Winterstein, Fire Extinguisher
  • 1961
    Thema Amore

    Thema Amore

    Thema Amore

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    Thema Amore
  • 2012
    Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

    Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

    Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

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

    Rigor Was His Mark of Quality
  • 1991
    “Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”

    “Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”

    “Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”

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

    “Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”
  • 1996
    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

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    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
  • 1993
    Anti-Opera

    Anti-Opera

    Anti-Opera

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    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