Alexander Kluge Movies

  • 1970
    Spinoza und die Modi Gottes

    Spinoza und die Modi Gottes

    Spinoza und die Modi Gottes

    01970HD

    Spinoza being anti-authoritarian in the name of God/ That is the position of philosopher Spinoza

    Spinoza und die Modi Gottes
  • 1970
    Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?

    Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?

    Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?

    01970HD

    On Love’s Struggle through the Millennia. A chat between Alexander Kluge and Miriam Hansen through the prism of Griffith's INTOLERANCE.

    Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?
  • 1993
    Mind, Power, Castration

    Mind, Power, Castration

    Mind, Power, Castration

    01993HD

    Here Müller and Kluge explicitly address a theme that is latently present in many of their conversations: the relation of intellectuals to...

    Mind, Power, Castration
  • 2021
    Orphea

    Orphea

    Orphea

    42021HD

    A reinvention of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, set in contemporary Manila as a rock musical.

    Orphea
  • 1961
    Thema Amore

    Thema Amore

    Thema Amore

    01961HD

    Thema Amore
  • 2003
    First the Music, then the Words

    First the Music, then the Words

    First the Music, then the Words

    02003HD

    Lung fish and lions, nightingales and whales express themselves through sounds - they "sing". But humans alone have developed...

    First the Music, then the Words
  • 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
  • 1988
    The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome

    The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome

    The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome

    01988HD

    As storms cross over an orchestra and notes fly by, a ship is sinking. While one woman sleeps, another is rescued (in her sleep?). An opera guide is...

    The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal Outcome
  • 1996

    "The Wind Will Clean It Off"

    "The Wind Will Clean It Off"

    01996HD

    At the time of the catastrophe, Oxana Pentak, an engineer in charge of adjusting automatic systems, was living on Lenin Street in Pripjet - closer to...

  • 1999

    "With all the Wealth of my Needs"

    "With all the Wealth of my Needs"

    01999HD

    Hermes Phettberg, born October 5, 1952 in Hollabrunn, Austria, was the assistant vicar with the archdiocese of Vienna until 1981 when he was...

  • 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)
  • 1988
    Antiques of Advertising

    Antiques of Advertising

    Antiques of Advertising

    01988HD

    Ads for defunct and foreign products are interspersed with newsreel and documentary footage. The result is a distanced view of the link between...

    Antiques of Advertising
  • 2001
    Attention: Total Loss!

    Attention: Total Loss!

    Attention: Total Loss!

    02001HD

    The death of the crew of Russia's modern nuclear submarine Kursk reminds the public of previous fatal disasters. There have been collisions between...

    Attention: Total Loss!
  • 2008
    Headless Man

    Headless Man

    Headless Man

    02008HD

    A reading by Alexander Kluge - First publication

    Headless Man
  • 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
  • 2005
    The Moon Has Risen

    The Moon Has Risen

    The Moon Has Risen

    02005HD

    The moon, born from the ribs of the earth, has been its companion for billions of years. It is gradually moving away from us at a rate of several...

    The Moon Has Risen
  • 2006
    Primal Ocean and Snowball Earth

    Primal Ocean and Snowball Earth

    Primal Ocean and Snowball Earth

    02006HD

    Did the primal ocean originally cover the entire planet? What happened to organic life during and after the great ice age, which is sometimes called...

    Primal Ocean and Snowball Earth
  • 2006
    Serpentine Gallery Program

    Serpentine Gallery Program

    Serpentine Gallery Program

    02006HD

    The Serpentine Gallery Program is a treasure trove of TV films. "He who hopes, dies singing" and other true stories.

    Serpentine Gallery Program
  • 1992
    Soprano versus Bass

    Soprano versus Bass

    Soprano versus Bass

    01992HD

    Scenes from Nabucco (1842), I due foscari (1844), Macbeth (1847), Luisa Miller (1849), Il trovatore (1853), La traviata (1853), Les vépres...

    Soprano versus Bass
  • 1983
    Biermann-Film

    Biermann-Film

    Biermann-Film

    91983HD

    A short by Alexander Kluge.

    Biermann-Film