Alexander Kluge Movies

  • 2014
    Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima

    Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima

    Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima

    102014HD

    In a timely precursor, this 40 minute talk sees Alexander Kluge and Joseph Vogl return to their customary roles. Kluge feigns the curious lay reader....

    Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1989
    Paper Tiger Television, New York

    Paper Tiger Television, New York

    Paper Tiger Television, New York

    61989HD

    Film about the Paper Tiger Television non-profit, low-budget public access television program and open media collective based in New York City.

    Paper Tiger Television, New York
  • 2018
    We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib

    We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib

    We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib

    02018HD

    Collage film regarding astronomy.

    We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib
  • 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
  • 1994
    Solange die Notenblätter reichen

    Solange die Notenblätter reichen

    Solange die Notenblätter reichen

    01994HD

    A reading by Alexander Kluge - First publication

    Solange die Notenblätter reichen
  • 1998
    The Mute Girl of Portici

    The Mute Girl of Portici

    The Mute Girl of Portici

    01998HD

    The world's only opera to trigger a revolution during its premiere is "The Mute Girl of Portici" by Daniel Francois Esprit Auber. The audience in...

    The Mute Girl of Portici
  • 1990
    Wild Night with Moon

    Wild Night with Moon

    Wild Night with Moon

    01990HD

    Paul Klee and Walter Benjamin described an "angel of history." The heavy gale blowing in from paradise propels this angel into the future. The movie...

    Wild Night with Moon
  • 2017
    Dancing with Pictures

    Dancing with Pictures

    Dancing with Pictures

    02017HD

    Anselm Kiefer is one of the most important painters of the present, Alexander Kluge's television interviews are legendary. Over several years, the...

    Dancing with Pictures
  • 1995
    The Voice of the Playwright

    The Voice of the Playwright

    The Voice of the Playwright

    01995HD

    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...

    The Voice of the Playwright
  • 2008
    Sense below the Sense

    Sense below the Sense

    Sense below the Sense

    02008HD

    Not unlike reindeer there was something in these people - yet not what they wanted or intended - that was more intelligent than them. There is no...

    Sense below the Sense
  • 1992

    "I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion

    "I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion

    01992HD

    An officer of the Stasi (East German secret police) on a special mission ("OibE") reveals all about his experiences during the crisis of October and...

  • 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
  • 1970
    Finite and Infinite Games

    Finite and Infinite Games

    Finite and Infinite Games

    01970HD

    Alexander Kluge, the legendary German theorist and writer, student under Adorno and Horkheimer, a lawyer for the Frankfurter Schule, and paramount...

    Finite and Infinite Games
  • 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”
  • 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