Alexander Kluge Movies

  • 2007
    Multiple Images for Five Projectors

    Multiple Images for Five Projectors

    Multiple Images for Five Projectors

    02007HD

    The film is both a representation of the installation elements (tiled mosaics of images projected on four walls and the ceiling of a gallery) and a...

    Multiple Images for Five Projectors
  • 2024
    Happy Root From Non-Identity

    Happy Root From Non-Identity

    Happy Root From Non-Identity

    02024HD

    With the painter Gerhard Richter.

    Happy Root From Non-Identity
  • 1995
    My Rendezvous with Death

    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...

    My Rendezvous with Death
  • 2003
    A Woman Like a Volcano

    A Woman Like a Volcano

    A Woman Like a Volcano

    02003HD

    Finale No. 1 in Bellini's Masterpiece Norma

    A Woman Like a Volcano
  • 2026
    Utopie der Oper

    Utopie der Oper

    Utopie der Oper

    02026HD

    Utopie der Oper
  • 1998
    Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds

    Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds

    Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds

    01998HD

    Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds
  • 2017
    Reason is a Balancing Animal

    Reason is a Balancing Animal

    Reason is a Balancing Animal

    02017HD

    Short collage film regarding the history of philosophy.

    Reason is a Balancing Animal
  • 2018
    Happy Lamento

    Happy Lamento

    Happy Lamento

    02018HD

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

    Happy Lamento
  • 2024
    Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)

    Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)

    Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)

    02024HD

    An homage to Francis Bacon and Georg Baselitz.

    Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)
  • 2003
    First the Music, then the Words

    First the Music, then the Words

    First the Music, then the Words

    02003HD

    Lung fish and lions, nightingales and whales express themselves through sounds - they "sing". But humans alone have developed...

    First the Music, then the Words
  • 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
  • 1989
    Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath

    Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath

    Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath

    01989HD

    In 1989, Heiner Müller staged an unabridged seven-and-a-half hour Hamlet, because in the process of German reunification "a leave-taking from...

    Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath
  • 1992
    Frederick of Prussia

    Frederick of Prussia

    Frederick of Prussia

    01992HD

    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
  • 2006
    La Habanera

    La Habanera

    La Habanera

    02006HD

    A short by Alexander Kluge.

    La Habanera
  • 1996

    "The Wind Will Clean It Off"

    "The Wind Will Clean It Off"

    01996HD

    At the time of the catastrophe, Oxana Pentak, an engineer in charge of adjusting automatic systems, was living on Lenin Street in Pripjet - closer to...

  • 1991
    Rome, as Far Away as the Moon

    Rome, as Far Away as the Moon

    Rome, as Far Away as the Moon

    01991HD

    Movie scenes, montages of images and text, as well as conversations between Alexander Kluge, playwright Heiner Müller and classicist Wilfried...

    Rome, as Far Away as the Moon
  • 2006
    Sam Remembers Papa Kong

    Sam Remembers Papa Kong

    Sam Remembers Papa Kong

    02006HD

    A monkey reminisces about King Kong

    Sam Remembers Papa Kong
  • 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

    01995HD

    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
  • 1977
    People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary

    People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary

    People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary

    6.21977HD

    Alexander Kluge documents the preparations for an exhibition on the Staufer dynasty.

    People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary
  • 1963
    Lehrer im Wandel

    Lehrer im Wandel

    Lehrer im Wandel

    7.51963HD

    Documentary short by Alexander Kluge about the role of teachers in history.

    Lehrer im Wandel