Alexander Kluge Movies
- 2005
"Surplus Value" & its Images
"Surplus Value" & its Images02005HD
The master Russian director Sergei Eisenstein planned in 1928 to make a film about Das Kapital by Marx. Is the "political economy" made up of...
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- 2007
I Lived for my Art
I Lived for my Art02007HD
Opera stars face daunting competitive pressure. It's thus not unusual for some of the best among them to seek to improve their performance by...
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- 2002
A Farewell to the Secure Side of Life
A Farewell to the Secure Side of Life02002HD
The radiation, which upper level winds and rain from Chernobyl's explosion centre spread over Europe's furrows, consisted of various radioactive...
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- 1961
Rennfahrer
Rennfahrer01961HD
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- 2006
The Deadly Triangle
The Deadly Triangle02006HD
A short film by Alexander Kluge.
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- 2008
Sense below the Sense
Sense below the Sense02008HD
Not unlike reindeer there was something in these people - yet not what they wanted or intended - that was more intelligent than them. There is no...
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- 1999
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing
He Who Hopes, Dies Singing01999HD
Wer immer hofft stirbt singend is a bagatelle bordering on the burlesque, in which Kluge combines (historical) visual material and nostalgic images...
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- 1991
Soviet Patriots of 1941
Soviet Patriots of 194101991HD
When German soldiers threatened march into Kiev in the summer of 1941, the local motorized fire brigade was brought to safety. But when the expert...
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- 1993
Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish
Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small Fish01993HD
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- 2019
Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens
Veränderung ist das Salz des Vergnügens02019HD
Documentary short about the stage play "Wessis in Weimar"
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- 2021
Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais
Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os Canibais02021HD
Alexander Kluge's avant-garde hommage to Manoel de Oliveira's surreal opera-musical film "The Cannibals".
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- 2012
Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand
Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer Hand62012HD
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- 1995
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...
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- 2008
Evolution in the Universe
Evolution in the Universe02008HD
In antiquity, a mariner or hunter could identify 6000 stars with his naked eye. Modern astrophysics now researches trillions of stars, galaxies and...
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- 2007
The Car is your Second Skin
The Car is your Second Skin02007HD
For those who take part in motor racing, it is incomprehensible that, for example, horse riding is a medal sport at the Olympics, but for racing...
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- 2006
Storm Over Egypt
Storm Over Egypt02006HD
A short by Alexander Kluge.
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- 2002
Darklings Sing Bass
Darklings Sing Bass02002HD
What is the difference between tenors, basses, sopranos, baritones, and altos in comparison to good and evil? The voice of the tenor cuts like a...
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- 2007
The Magical World of Evolution
The Magical World of Evolution02007HD
The DNA of animals and humans are among the most cutting-edge products of evolution. In living bodies, it occurs folded up and in condensed...
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- 2001
The Flexible Entrepreneur
The Flexible Entrepreneur02001HD
As indicated in the subtitle Tiehrmehlfabrikant Dr. Fred Eicke weiss Auswege, this work centres on the animal food producer Fred Eicke (a part played...
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- 2008
Raubengel
Raubengel02008HD
A reading by Alexander Kluge.
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