Alexander Kluge Movies

  • 2003
    Der Untergang der Titanic

    Der Untergang der Titanic

    Der Untergang der Titanic

    02003HD

    In 1912 the Titanic sunk. In retrospect the event appears like a number that refers to the subsequent catastrophes of the 20th century. Hans Magnus...

    Der Untergang der Titanic
  • 2004
    A Tear for Every Drop of Blood

    A Tear for Every Drop of Blood

    A Tear for Every Drop of Blood

    02004HD

    "Love is Passing Moment, Art is Eternal." This is the title of one of the earliest cinema melodramas from Russia. As early as the year of the...

    A Tear for Every Drop of Blood
  • 1994
    Die Rache der betrogenen Braut

    Die Rache der betrogenen Braut

    Die Rache der betrogenen Braut

    01994HD

    Destinies and emotion: An eagle kidnaps a child; a tiger saves a persecuted woman; a lieutenant robs a maiden of her innocence; a young lady must...

    Die Rache der betrogenen Braut
  • 1993
    The Death of Seneca

    The Death of Seneca

    The Death of Seneca

    01993HD

    Citing Nietzsche, Müller describes the motive of the philologist as "greed," "simply wanting to have everything, grasp everything, know...

    The Death of Seneca
  • 1998
    Desire that Rules the World

    Desire that Rules the World

    Desire that Rules the World

    01998HD

    There is no objectivity beyond desire. That is the main clause of the ancient poet Ovid ("Metamorphoses"). The creator of the twentieth-century...

    Desire that Rules the World
  • 1995
    Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day

    Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day

    Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day

    01995HD

    The horizon of this conversation is marked by Müller's personal memories, reflections about ongoing themes in his work, thoughts about his...

    Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day
  • 2007

    "50 Knuckles of Pork is About Right"

    "50 Knuckles of Pork is About Right"

    02007HD

    The "Berliner Ensemble" is a theater company closely connected to names like Bert Brecht, Heiner Müller and Claus Peymann. Hary Balzke is the...

  • 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
    Only Cans Were Saved

    Only Cans Were Saved

    Only Cans Were Saved

    02003HD

    Fire brigades and rescue teams are the heroes of a disaster. They often save people's lives while risking their own. So it must have been terribly...

    Only Cans Were Saved
  • 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
  • 2024
    Beginnings of Film Art

    Beginnings of Film Art

    Beginnings of Film Art

    02024HD

    Alexander Kluge reflects on Eadweard Muybridge's work and the first modern Olympics.

    Beginnings of Film Art
  • 1995
    Camp Money

    Camp Money

    Camp Money

    01995HD

    Camp administrators at the concentration camps of the Third Reich circulated coupons and "bank" notes. A group of officers within the SS believed...

    Camp Money
  • 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”

    01991HD

    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”
  • 2022
    Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)

    Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)

    Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)

    02022HD

    Kluge compares with three screens with clips, stills, storyboards of the two works.

    Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)
  • 2006
    The Greatest Treasure of Evolution

    The Greatest Treasure of Evolution

    The Greatest Treasure of Evolution

    02006HD

    The domain of love is intimacy. It orients itself on the individual and the specific. At the same time, it is in fact less individual than one might...

    The Greatest Treasure of Evolution
  • 2007
    Das Phänomen der Oper

    Das Phänomen der Oper

    Das Phänomen der Oper

    02007HD

    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...

    Das Phänomen der Oper
  • 2008
    Raubengel

    Raubengel

    Raubengel

    02008HD

    A reading by Alexander Kluge.

    Raubengel
  • 2007
    The Safety of the President

    The Safety of the President

    The Safety of the President

    02007HD

    How does one protect a US president? How dangerous is the situation when, for example, the president holds a speech in Tbilisi which could provoke...

    The Safety of the President
  • 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
  • 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