Alexander Kluge Movies
- 1974

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death4.6671974HD
Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the...
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- 2017

Dancing with Pictures
Dancing with Pictures02017HD
Anselm Kiefer is one of the most important painters of the present, Alexander Kluge's television interviews are legendary. Over several years, the...
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- 2000

The Execution of an Elephant
The Execution of an Elephant5.32000HD
An essay from Edison's famous 1903 short film recording the execution by electricity of a tame elephant from Coney Island's Forepaugh Circus.
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- 1998

An Experiment in Love
An Experiment in Love01998HD
His prose text "An Attempt at Love", published in 1962, can be classified in the prehistory of the Auschwitz trials and deals with the attempt by the...
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- 1995

Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day
Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day01995HD
The horizon of this conversation is marked by Müller's personal memories, reflections about ongoing themes in his work, thoughts about his...
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- 1967

Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt61967HD
Mrs. Blackburn, born in 1872, i.e. before the history of cinema began, is Alexander Kluge's grandmother. Portrait of this lady.
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- 2006

Das gab’s nur einmal
Das gab’s nur einmal02006HD
A short by Alexander Kluge.
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- 2006

Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer
Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein Dampfer02006HD
A short film by Alexander Kluge.
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- 2024

Beginnings of Film Art
Beginnings of Film Art02024HD
Alexander Kluge reflects on Eadweard Muybridge's work and the first modern Olympics.
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- 1970

A Doctor From Haberstadt
A Doctor From Haberstadt01970HD
Alexander Kluge follows his father, a doctor, in his daily activity.
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- 1990

Heiner Müller on Legal Questions
Heiner Müller on Legal Questions01990HD
"The metaphor is cleverer than the author" (Lichtenberg), a "screen," an "instrument for bundling" (Müller), because "everything changes so...
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- 2014

Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg
Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg02014HD
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- 1995

On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses
On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses01995HD
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...
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- 1988

The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman
The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman01988HD
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...
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- 1995

The Voice of the Playwright
The Voice of the Playwright01995HD
One of Müllers's vocal cords was paralyzed as a result of a life-saving radical operation (1995). At the beginning of the discussion Müller...
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- 1996

He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded
He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded01996HD
A few months before his death, Müller responded to the keywords "breathing" and "smoking" with an anecdote that interprets breathing as an...
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- 1994

The World is Not Bad, but Full
The World is Not Bad, but Full01994HD
The central topic of the interview is the ancient concept of a necessary balance between the dead and the living, which also assumes the notion of a...
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- 2019

Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens
Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens02019HD
Documentary short about the stage play "Wessis in Weimar"
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- 2010

Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse02010HD
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- 1997

The Day Is Nigh
The Day Is Nigh4.51997HD
Short science fiction film with footage from Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte.
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