Movies

  • 1998
    For Vertov

    For Vertov

    For Vertov

    6.51998HD

    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...

    For Vertov
  • 1996
    He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

    He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

    He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded

    01996HD

    A few months before his death, Müller responded to the keywords "breathing" and "smoking" with an anecdote that interprets breathing as an...

    He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded
  • 1995
    Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”

    Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”

    Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”

    01995HD

    Since German Classicism, it has become customary to translate extreme, emotional events into a ballad, a popular form of song. This ‘Balladen...

    Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”
  • 2009
    Der Deutschland-Komplex

    Der Deutschland-Komplex

    Der Deutschland-Komplex

    02009HD

    Film by Kluge and Aust.

    Der Deutschland-Komplex
  • 1993
    Plowshare of Evil

    Plowshare of Evil

    Plowshare of Evil

    01993HD

    Citing Nietzsche, Müller defines intellectuals as the "ploughshares of evil," whose task it is "to create chaos, to destroy conceptions of...

    Plowshare of Evil
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 2006
    La Paloma

    La Paloma

    La Paloma

    02006HD

    A reference to the song of the same name, which carries the motif of "La Paloma" (the dove) and can be traced back to an episode that occurred in 492...

    La Paloma
  • 2006
    The Deadly Triangle

    The Deadly Triangle

    The Deadly Triangle

    02006HD

    A short film by Alexander Kluge.

    The Deadly Triangle
  • 1992
    Frederick of Prussia

    Frederick of Prussia

    Frederick of Prussia

    01992HD

    Kluge here presents a portrait of Friedrich the Great by means of quotations, film clips, historical images, and film documents. The program is a...

    Frederick of Prussia
  • 2006
    Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld

    Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld

    Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld

    62006HD

    The woman in the battlefield.

    Die Frau auf dem Schlachtfeld
  • 1983
    Biermann-Film

    Biermann-Film

    Biermann-Film

    01983HD

    A short by Alexander Kluge.

    Biermann-Film
  • 2020
    Werewolves Playoffs

    Werewolves Playoffs

    Werewolves Playoffs

    02020HD

    Video #1 of Finite Rants, a series of eight visual essays commissioned by Fondazione Prada and curated by Luigi Alberto Cippini and Niccolò...

    Werewolves Playoffs
  • 1970
    A Doctor From Haberstadt

    A Doctor From Haberstadt

    A Doctor From Haberstadt

    01970HD

    Alexander Kluge follows his father, a doctor, in his daily activity.

    A Doctor From Haberstadt
  • 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
  • 2021
    Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais

    Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais

    Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais

    02021HD

    Alexander Kluge's avant-garde hommage to Manoel de Oliveira's surreal opera-musical film "The Cannibals".

    Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais
  • 2017
    An Opera of the World

    An Opera of the World

    An Opera of the World

    02017HD

    In An Opera of the World, Malian scholar and filmmaker Manthia Diawara reflects upon the refugee crisis and the relationship between Europe and...

    An Opera of the World
  • 2007
    Multiple Images for Five Projectors

    Multiple Images for Five Projectors

    Multiple Images for Five Projectors

    02007HD

    The film is both a representation of the installation elements (tiled mosaics of images projected on four walls and the ceiling of a gallery) and a...

    Multiple Images for Five Projectors
  • 2021
    Zirkus, Richter’s Tango

    Zirkus, Richter’s Tango

    Zirkus, Richter’s Tango

    02021HD

    An homage to Hans Richter for the 35th anniversary of his death in 2021.

    Zirkus, Richter’s Tango
  • 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