Alexander Kluge Movies

  • 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
  • 1994
    The World is Not Bad, but Full

    The World is Not Bad, but Full

    The World is Not Bad, but Full

    01994HD

    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...

    The World is Not Bad, but Full
  • 1997
    The Day Is Nigh

    The Day Is Nigh

    The Day Is Nigh

    4.51997HD

    Short science fiction film with footage from Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte.

    The Day Is Nigh
  • 1983
    Biermann-Film

    Biermann-Film

    Biermann-Film

    91983HD

    A short by Alexander Kluge.

    Biermann-Film
  • 1996
    He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

    He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

    He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

    01996HD

    A few months before his death, Müller responded to the keywords "breathing" and "smoking" with an anecdote that interprets breathing as an...

    He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded
  • 1970
    Love in a spacesuit

    Love in a spacesuit

    Love in a spacesuit

    01970HD

    It's said that love is blind. The truth is: Love makes you perceptive. Love stories are fundamental stories. In this realm of experience, we can test...

    Love in a spacesuit
  • 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
  • 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”
  • 1986
    Miscellaneous News

    Miscellaneous News

    Miscellaneous News

    3.81986HD

    A drama that strings together vignettes of events taken from everyday newspaper headlines. Germans are shown in their reactions to World War II,...

    Miscellaneous News
  • 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

    01988HD

    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
  • 2020
    The Leaks of Venice

    The Leaks of Venice

    The Leaks of Venice

    02020HD

    An old building in Venice hosts an exhibition. A visitor walks through empty rooms discovering a fictionalized architectural space that functions...

    The Leaks of Venice
  • 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
  • 2008
    Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie

    Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie

    Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie

    02008HD

    Alexander Kluge and Hartmut Bitomsky discuss the film Staub (Dust). Dust is called “matter in the wrong place.” In fact, dust is an...

    Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der Materie
  • 2001

    "Love Pain Like Mute Fish"

    "Love Pain Like Mute Fish"

    02001HD

    Selected scenes from the Christoph Schlingensief revue at the Berliner Volksbühne .

  • 1995
    Zoo Animals in War

    Zoo Animals in War

    Zoo Animals in War

    01995HD

    The way in which massacres occur in modern warfare has often been described. "Morale Bombing" also took place in the zoological gardens. The...

    Zoo Animals in War
  • 1996
    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

    Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management

    01996HD

    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
  • 2018
    The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises

    The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises

    The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises

    02018HD

    Triptych collage film regarding the history of revolution.

    The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises
  • 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
  • 2007
    Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!

    Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!

    Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!

    02007HD

    Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!
  • 1991
    Soviet Patriots of 1941

    Soviet Patriots of 1941

    Soviet Patriots of 1941

    01991HD

    When German soldiers threatened march into Kiev in the summer of 1941, the local motorized fire brigade was brought to safety. But when the expert...

    Soviet Patriots of 1941