Alexander Kluge

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Alexander Kluge

Born February 14, 1932Halberstadt, Germany189 credits

Alexander Kluge (born 14 February 1932) was a German author, philosopher, academic and film director. Kluge became known in the 1960s and 1970s as one of the most influential representatives of the New German Cinema, which he helped to establish and develop in theory and practice.

Known For

Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929

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2026

Heterotopie der Oper

Movie

2026

Utopie der Oper

Movie

2026

Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod

Movie

2026

The Klimperclown
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The Klimperclown

Movie

2025

Primitive Diversity

Primitive Diversity

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2025

Filmography

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2026Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929DirectorMovie
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2026Heterotopie der OperDirectorMovie
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2026Utopie der OperDirectorMovie
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2026Die Liebe stört der kalte TodDirectorMovie
The Klimperclown
2025The Klimperclownas SelfMovie
Primitive Diversity
2025Primitive DiversityDirectorMovie
Beginnings of Film Art
2024Beginnings of Film ArtDirectorMovie
An Opera That Sparked a Revolution
2024An Opera That Sparked a RevolutionDirectorMovie
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2024Attack on a Thick Glass DoorDirectorMovie
Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)
2024Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)DirectorMovie
Planetary Man
2024Planetary ManDirectorMovie
String Cinema – Mathematical Minute Opera
2024String Cinema – Mathematical Minute OperaDirectorMovie
Happy Root From Non-Identity
2024Happy Root From Non-IdentityDirectorMovie
Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and Sociologist
2024Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and SociologistDirectorMovie
Cosmic Miniatures
2024Cosmic MiniaturesDirectorMovie
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2023Lied der MedeaDirectorMovie
Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
2022Come With Me to the Cinema – The Gregorsas SelfMovie
Reason is a Balancing Animal
2022Reason is a Balancing AnimalDirectorMovie
Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)
2022Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)DirectorMovie
In the Rock of Signs
2022In the Rock of SignsDirectorMovie
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2021Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os CanibaisDirectorMovie
Orphea
2021OrpheaDirectorMovie
Zirkus, Richter’s Tango
2021Zirkus, Richter’s TangoDirectorMovie
Wim Wenders, Desperado
2020Wim Wenders, Desperadoas Self (archive footage)Movie
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2020Werewolves PlayoffsDirectorMovie
The Mammoth’s Homecoming, a Composition of Th. W. Adorno in the Year 1941
2020The Mammoth’s Homecoming, a Composition of Th. W. Adorno in the Year 1941DirectorMovie
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2020Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen RevolutionDirectorMovie
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2020Trump State VisitDirectorMovie
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2019Veränderung ist das Salz des VergnügensDirectorMovie
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2019Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum ErdmittelpunktDirectorMovie
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2018Der Zirkus kommt in die StadtDirectorMovie
Happy Lamento
2018Happy LamentoDirectorMovie
The Revolution is a Creature Full of Surprises
2018The Revolution is a Creature Full of SurprisesDirectorMovie
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
2018Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopiasas SelfMovie
We Philosophers from Eve’s Rib
2018We Philosophers from Eve’s RibDirectorMovie
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2018Zirkus im KriegDirectorMovie
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2017Werner Nekes - Life Between the Picturesas SelfMovie
An Opera of the World
2017An Opera of the Worldas HimselfMovie
Parsifal verlernen
2017Parsifal verlernenDirectorMovie
Dancing with Pictures
2017Dancing with Picturesas HimselfMovie
Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Film
2017Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a Filmas SelfMovie
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2017Der Gärtner von NürnbergDirectorMovie
On the Holy Spirit
2016On the Holy SpiritMovie
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2015Fassbinder's FuneralDirectorMovie
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2015Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?DirectorMovie
Nachrichten vom Großen Krieg
2014Nachrichten vom Großen KriegDirectorMovie
Light Veins
2014Light VeinsDirectorMovie
Moby Dick – Godzilla – Fukushima
2014Moby Dick – Godzilla – FukushimaDirectorMovie
Theorie der Erzählung
2013Theorie der Erzählungas HimselfMovie
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2012Rigor Was His Mark of QualityDirectorMovie
Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand
2012Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer HandDirectorMovie
Precht
2012Prechtas SelfTV
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2012Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander KlugeDirectorMovie
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2011Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachenDirectorMovie
Nuits transparentes
2011Nuits transparentesMovie
Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horse
2010Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horseas SelfMovie
Früchte des Vertrauens
2009Früchte des VertrauensDirectorMovie
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2009Der Deutschland-KomplexDirectorMovie
D
2008Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"DirectorMovie
News from Ideological Antiquity - Marx/Eisenstein/The Capital
2008News from Ideological Antiquity - Marx/Eisenstein/The CapitalDirectorMovie
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
2008Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakersas Self (uncredited)Movie
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2008Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der MaterieDirectorMovie
Multiple Images for Five Projectors
2007Multiple Images for Five Projectorsas SelfMovie
Das Phänomen der Oper
2007Das Phänomen der OperDirectorMovie
The Poetic Power of Theory
2007The Poetic Power of TheoryDirectorMovie
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2007Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!DirectorMovie
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2007Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & FakesDirectorMovie
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2007The Magic of the Darkened SoulDirectorMovie
16 Minute-films
200616 Minute-filmsDirectorMovie
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2006Sad NewsDirectorMovie
D
2006Das gab’s nur einmalDirectorMovie
La Habanera
2006La HabaneraDirectorMovie
S
2006Storm Over EgyptDirectorMovie
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2006The Deadly TriangleDirectorMovie
T
2006The Trickiness of Peace TreatiesDirectorMovie
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2006Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein DampferDirectorMovie
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2006Zwischen Mitternacht und der vierten NachtstundeDirectorMovie
D
2006Die Frau auf dem SchlachtfeldWriterMovie
La Paloma
2006La PalomaDirectorMovie
Sam Remembers Papa Kong
2006Sam Remembers Papa KongDirectorMovie
T
2005The Officer as a PhilosopherDirectorMovie
druckfrisch
2003druckfrischas selfTV
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2003A Woman Like a VolcanoDirectorMovie
Alle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen Ausgang
2002Alle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen Ausgangas SelfMovie
Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc Godard
2001Blind Love – Talk with Jean-Luc GodardDirectorMovie
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2001The Flexible EntrepreneurDirectorMovie
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2000Literatur im Foyeras himselfTV
Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard
2000Ich war Hitlers BodyguardMovie
The Execution of an Elephant
2000The Execution of an ElephantDirectorMovie
Spaceflight as an Internal Experience
1999Spaceflight as an Internal ExperienceDirectorMovie
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1999He Who Hopes, Dies SingingDirectorMovie
O
1998Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewaltDirectorMovie
An Experiment in Love
1998An Experiment in LoveDirectorMovie
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1998Alpha Forumas SelfTV
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1998Lebensläufeas SelfTV
L
1998Learning Processes with a Deadly OutcomeDirectorMovie
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1998Neonröhren des HimmelsDirectorMovie
100 Years of the German Rhine
1998100 Years of the German RhineDirectorMovie
D
1998Der schwedische MozartDirectorMovie
For Vertov
1998For VertovDirectorMovie
Five Hours Parsifal in 90 Seconds
1998Five Hours Parsifal in 90 SecondsDirectorMovie
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1997The Poet as Metaphor SlingshotDirectorMovie
The Day Is Nigh
1997The Day Is NighDirectorMovie
E
1996Epic Theater & Post-heroic ManagementDirectorMovie
H
1996Heiner Müller in Time FlightDirectorMovie
H
1996He Who Smokes Looks Cold-BloodedDirectorMovie
Chicago in Time Lapse
1996Chicago in Time LapseDirectorMovie
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1996Engine CoughDirectorMovie
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1995Queen of Hearts on Judgment DayDirectorMovie
Kulturzeit
1995Kulturzeitas selfTV
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1995On the Way to a Theater of DarknessesDirectorMovie
T
1995The Voice of the PlaywrightDirectorMovie
O
1995Omnivore DemocracyDirectorMovie
M
1995My Rendezvous with DeathDirectorMovie
The Night of the Filmmakers
1995The Night of the Filmmakersas SelfMovie
B
1995Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”Movie
T
1994The World is Not Bad, but FullDirectorMovie
I
1994I Owe the World a Dead PersonDirectorMovie
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1994Under the Sign of MarsDirectorMovie
A
1993Anti-OperaDirectorMovie
T
1993The Death of SenecaDirectorMovie
P
1993Plowshare of EvilDirectorMovie
R
1993Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small FishDirectorMovie
T
1993The Last of the MohicansDirectorMovie
M
1993Mind, Power, CastrationDirectorMovie
F
1992Frederick of PrussiaDirectorMovie
SnowwhiteRosered
1991SnowwhiteRoseredas SelfMovie
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1991“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”DirectorMovie
E
1991Every Frozen Structure has its AcademyDirectorMovie
R
1991Rome, as Far Away as the MoonDirectorMovie
D
1990Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre AnfängeDirectorMovie
H
1990Heiner Müller on Legal QuestionsDirectorMovie
S
1990Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing byDirectorMovie
Wild Night with Moon
1990Wild Night with MoonDirectorMovie
C
1989Conversation with Heiner Müller in GarathDirectorMovie
T
1989The Heart and the Legsas SelfMovie
P
1989Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th BirthdayDirectorMovie
Adorno - Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschen
1989Adorno - Es gibt kein richtiges Leben im falschenas SelfMovie
Paper Tiger Television, New York
1989Paper Tiger Television, New YorkDirectorMovie
The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White Woman
1988The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White WomanDirectorMovie
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198810 vor 11CreatorTV
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1988Antiques of AdvertisingDirectorMovie
M
1988Madame Butterfly WaitsDirectorMovie
Miscellaneous News
1986Miscellaneous NewsDirectorMovie
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of Time
1985The Assault of the Present on the Rest of TimeDirectorMovie
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1983Biermann-FilmDirectorMovie
L
1983Looking for a Practical and Realistic BehaviourDirectorMovie
The Power of Emotion
1983The Power of EmotionDirectorMovie
War and Peace
1982War and PeaceWriterMovie
The Candidate
1980The CandidateWriterMovie
The Patriotic Woman
1979The Patriotic WomanWriterMovie
Germany in Autumn
1978Germany in AutumnDirectorMovie
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1977People Preparing the Staufer AnniversaryDirectorMovie
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1977Nachrichten von den StaufernWriterMovie
Strongman Ferdinand
1976Strongman FerdinandDirectorMovie
In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death
1974In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to DeathDirectorMovie
Part-Time Work of a Domestic Slave
1973Part-Time Work of a Domestic SlaveDirectorMovie
The Journey to Vienna
1973The Journey to ViennaWriterMovie
Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908
1973Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908WriterMovie
Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th Fleet
1972Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th FleetDirectorMovie
The Big Mess
1971The Big MessWriterMovie
R
1970Reform CircusMovie
The Indomitable Leni Peickert
1970The Indomitable Leni PeickertDirectorMovie
A Doctor From Haberstadt
1970A Doctor From HaberstadtWriterMovie
Artists Under the Big Top: Perplexed
1968Artists Under the Big Top: PerplexedDirectorMovie
Die Erben von Papas Kino
1968Die Erben von Papas KinoMovie
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1968E. A. Winterstein, Fire ExtinguisherDirectorMovie
Yesterday Girl
1967Yesterday GirlDirectorMovie
Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmt
1967Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmtDirectorMovie
News from the 1966 Venice Film Festival
1966News from the 1966 Venice Film FestivalDirectorMovie
A
1966A Poker GameDirectorMovie
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
1965...Geist und ein wenig Glückas HimselfMovie
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1965Policeman's LotDirectorMovie
G
1964Grimme Awardas SelfTV
P
1963Protocol of a RevolutionDirectorMovie
Lehrer im Wandel
1963Lehrer im WandelDirectorMovie
Brutality in Stone
1961Brutality in StoneDirectorMovie
R
1961RennenDirectorMovie
T
1961Thema AmoreDirectorMovie
R
1961RennfahrerDirectorMovie
G
1951German Film Awardas SelfTV
Bambi
1948Bambias SelfTV
Finite and Infinite Games
—Finite and Infinite Gamesas HimselfMovie
A
—At Work in the Ruins of MoralityDirectorMovie
M
—Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues EndeDirectorMovie
R
—Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?DirectorMovie
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—Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 BeispieleDirectorMovie
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—Spinoza und die Modi GottesDirectorMovie
W
—Why Are You Crying, Antonio?DirectorMovie