Alexander Kluge Movies

"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...

The explosion of a munitions train standing in the congested lines of hospital trains at the station in Hamont in Belgium caused a disaster in...

The Europeans were shocked by the Asian gunmen running amok in the 19th century: The perpetrators acted like "misanthropists," killing friend and foe...

Heiner Müller was invited to a conference in Japan on the fate of opera in the 20th and 21st century. He talks about his flight over Siberia and...

Assuming that an observer living in the year 6000 would contemplate our period, for example, from 1607 to 2008 (approximately the era of our opera),...

The very first tanks, which appeared on the battlefield of WWI in 1915, were called "Little Willi" and "Mother". It seemed they had not yet been...

A short by Alexander Kluge.

Triptych collage film regarding the history of revolution.

A short by Alexander Kluge.

Terrorism and skyscrapers confront expert fire fighters with severe problems. Is it possible to plan for future catastrophes when new buildings are...

Documentary showing the coaches of the French Revolution and more.

Finale No. 1 in Bellini's Masterpiece Norma

A short film by Alexander Kluge.

An homage to Francis Bacon and Georg Baselitz.

A reading by Alexander Kluge - First publication

Kraft durch Freude (strength through joy) in the war year 1942. In the war years, young German women had to contend with female rivals in the...

Car racing, speed, the spectators’ fascination, the signs of an era made of machines and competition. But “victory” is not the real...

The "Berliner Ensemble" is a theater company closely connected to names like Bert Brecht, Heiner Müller and Claus Peymann. Hary Balzke is the...