Alexander Kluge Movies
- 1959
The Indian Tomb
The Indian Tomb61959HD
Seetha and Harold Berger are rescued from the desert by a caravan and brought to a small village. However, the greedy owner of the house where they...
- 1959
The Tiger of Eschnapur
The Tiger of Eschnapur6.21959HD
In Eschnapur, a German architect saves the life of the Maharajah's favorite temple dancer and becomes Maharajah's friend but their friendship is...
- 1978
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn6.31978HD
Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of...
- 2020
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Wim Wenders, Desperado7.72020HD
"Wings Of Desire" and "Buena Vista Social Club", "Paris, Texas" and "The State Of Things": Wim Wenders is considered one of the pioneers of New...
- 1967
Yesterday Girl
Yesterday Girl6.21967HD
A young German woman searches for happiness, liberation, and independence in the illusive wake of a transformative national recovery.
- 1970
At Work in the Ruins of Morality
At Work in the Ruins of Morality01970HD
Quoting from historian Tacitus' Annals, Alexander Kluge and Heiner Müller delve into the Roman Iron Age, talk about the modern style of Tacitus'...
- 1992
Frederick of Prussia
Frederick of Prussia01992HD
Kluge here presents a portrait of Friedrich the Great by means of quotations, film clips, historical images, and film documents. The program is a...
- 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 Death5.11974HD
Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the...
- 1991
“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...
- 2022
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors02022HD
From the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in post-war...
- 1993
The Death of Seneca
The Death of Seneca01993HD
Citing Nietzsche, Müller describes the motive of the philologist as "greed," "simply wanting to have everything, grasp everything, know...
- 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...
- 2008
News from Ideological Antiquity: Marx – Eisenstein – The Capital
News from Ideological Antiquity: Marx – Eisenstein – The Capital6.82008HD
Alexander Kluge’s News from Ideological Antiquity begins with Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein’s ambitious but unrealized plan to...
- 1999
Spaceflight as an Internal Experience
Spaceflight as an Internal Experience5.21999HD
Short science fiction film, a companion piece to Kluge's Der Große Verhau and Willi Tobler und der Untergang der 6. Flotte.
- 1968
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed61968HD
A young circus director ends up going into television after her father, a trapeze performer, dies in a circus accident.
- 2000
Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard
Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard02000HD
A portrait of Manfred Pichota, played by Peter Berling, tells about the period in which he was the Führer's bodyguard.
- 1973
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave61973HD
Roswitha runs an illegal abortion clinic in Frankfurt to support her student husband and children. When she is forced to close her practice she...
- 1970
A Doctor From Haberstadt
A Doctor From Haberstadt01970HD
Alexander Kluge follows his father, a doctor, in his daily activity.
- 1971
The Big Mess
The Big Mess6.91971HD
Outer space in 2034 is run by greedy corporations in a rundown bureaucracy. Two astronauts, who are not very smart, make their way with shady...
- 1985
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time5.81985HD
A poignant film essay about 'superfluous people' facing up to a moment of crisis in their lives.