Alexander Kluge Movies

  • 2018
    Happy Lamento

    Happy Lamento

    Happy Lamento

    02018HD

    On the one hand, the beyond-Tropicália surreal, wild, ecstatic universe of Khavn de la Cruz, the Philippines’ internationally most...

    Happy Lamento
  • 1996
    Engine Cough

    Engine Cough

    Engine Cough

    01996HD

    A short film by Alexander Kluge.

    Engine Cough
  • 1970
    Reform Circus

    Reform Circus

    Reform Circus

    01970HD

    A 1970 TV discussion with Alexander Kluge.

    Reform Circus
  • 2022
    In the Rock of Signs

    In the Rock of Signs

    In the Rock of Signs

    02022HD

    Homage to Anselm Kiefer.

    In the Rock of Signs
  • 2022
    Reason is a Balancing Animal

    Reason is a Balancing Animal

    Reason is a Balancing Animal

    02022HD

    Short collage film regarding the history of philosophy.

    Reason is a Balancing Animal
  • 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

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    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
  • 1994
    The World is Not Bad, but Full

    The World is Not Bad, but Full

    The World is Not Bad, but Full

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    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
  • 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?
  • 1996
    Chicago in Time Lapse

    Chicago in Time Lapse

    Chicago in Time Lapse

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    "At the beginning of the 19th century there is no Chicago. There was a fort that was set on fire by Indians shortly thereafter. Later, the turbulent...

    Chicago in Time Lapse
  • 2001
    Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc Godard

    Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc Godard

    Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc Godard

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    A talk with Alexander Kluge and Jean-Luc Godard.

    Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc Godard
  • 1995
    Omnivore Democracy

    Omnivore Democracy

    Omnivore Democracy

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    In this journal, Alexander Kluge and Heiner Müller talk about the dark side and the inevitability of democracy. Heiner Müller believes that...

    Omnivore Democracy
  • 1991
    Every Frozen Structure has its Academy

    Every Frozen Structure has its Academy

    Every Frozen Structure has its Academy

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    At the time of the conversation Heiner Müller was the president of the Academy of Arts - East. At the beginning he describes his daily routine...

    Every Frozen Structure has its Academy
  • 2014
    Light Veins

    Light Veins

    Light Veins

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    This video segment complements the 2014 English-language edition of History and Obstinacy by Alexander Kluge and Oskar Negt, edited by Devin Fore and...

    Light Veins
  • 2006
    Sad News

    Sad News

    Sad News

    02006HD

    A short film by Alexander Kluge.

    Sad News
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1998
    Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

    Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

    Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome

    01998HD

    A short by Alexander Kluge.

    Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome
  • 2012
    Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

    Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

    Rigor Was His Mark of Quality

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    Heiner Müller defines Stoicism as an attempt to deal with anarchy. For him, Erich Honecker is an example for "forced stoicism". Müller...

    Rigor Was His Mark of Quality
  • 1997
    The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot

    The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot

    The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot

    01997HD

    The point of departure for this discussion is the question of whether the collapse of the Soviet Union is dramatic material. Müller answers with...

    The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot
  • 2013
    Theorie der Erzählung

    Theorie der Erzählung

    Theorie der Erzählung

    02013HD

    Alexander Kluge's 2012 Frankfurt lectures on poetics.

    Theorie der Erzählung