Alexander Kluge Movies
- 2026
Utopie der Oper
Utopie der Oper02026HD
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- 2024
Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)
Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)02024HD
An homage to Francis Bacon and Georg Baselitz.
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- 2008
The Time That Must Pass Before the Audience Takes an Initiative
The Time That Must Pass Before the Audience Takes an Initiative02008HD
A reading by Alexander Kluge.
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- 1992
"I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion
"I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion01992HD
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...
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- 1998
For Vertov
For Vertov6.51998HD
Alexander Kluge's tribute to Soviet master Dziga Vertov, displaying a collage of stills from Vertov's work on the screen of a white round TV set to...
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- 2024
String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera
String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera02024HD
Homage to Anselm Kiefer.
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- 2006
From 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead Westwards
From 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead Westwards02006HD
A short by Alexander Kluge.
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- 2014
Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima
Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima102014HD
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....
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- 2007
Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes
Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & Fakes02007HD
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- 2024
Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist
Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist02024HD
An homage to Max Horkheimer.
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- 2015
Fassbinder's Funeral
Fassbinder's Funeral02015HD
Irm Hermann recalls the funeral of Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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- 2008
The Siamese Hands
The Siamese Hands02008HD
A reading by Alexander Kluge.
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- 1991
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon
Rome, as Far Away as the Moon01991HD
Movie scenes, montages of images and text, as well as conversations between Alexander Kluge, playwright Heiner Müller and classicist Wilfried...
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- 1990
Wild Night with Moon
Wild Night with Moon01990HD
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...
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- 2018
We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib
We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib02018HD
Collage film regarding astronomy.
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- 2003
Only Cans Were Saved
Only Cans Were Saved02003HD
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...
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- 2021
Zirkus, Richter’s Tango
Zirkus, Richter’s Tango02021HD
An homage to Hans Richter for the 35th anniversary of his death in 2021.
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- 1963
Lehrer im Wandel
Lehrer im Wandel7.51963HD
Documentary short by Alexander Kluge about the role of teachers in history.
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- 1988
Die Guillotine oder die Kategorie der Plötzlichkeit
Die Guillotine oder die Kategorie der Plötzlichkeit01988HD
Short philosophical film
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- 2021
Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais
Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais02021HD
Alexander Kluge's avant-garde hommage to Manoel de Oliveira's surreal opera-musical film "The Cannibals".
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