Alexander Kluge
- Born
- February 14, 1932
- Died
- March 25, 2026 (94 years old)
- Place of birth
- Halberstadt, Germany
Biography
Alexander Kluge (14 February 1932 - 25 March 2026) 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
Filmography
- —At Work in the Ruins of MoralityAt Work in the Ruins of MoralityFilm · Director
- —Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?Rettung vor dem Tode / 4000 Jahre Liebe / Rettet Liebe vor dem Tode?Film · Director
- —Über Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 BeispieleÜber Unterschiede beim Sprechen: 20 BeispieleFilm · Director
- —Spinoza und die Modi GottesSpinoza und die Modi GottesFilm · Director
- —Love in a spacesuitLove in a spacesuitFilm · Director
- —The most beautiful treasure of evolutionThe most beautiful treasure of evolutionFilm · Director
- —Amok. Das Ende der EinfühlungAmok. Das Ende der EinfühlungFilm · Director
- —Clinton's Chief EconomistClinton's Chief EconomistFilm · Director
- 2026Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929Auf Messers Schneide: das Jahr 1929Film · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2026Heterotopie der OperHeterotopie der OperFilm · Director
- 2026Utopie der OperUtopie der OperFilm · Director
- 2026Die Liebe stört der kalte TodDie Liebe stört der kalte TodFilm · Director of Photography, Editor, Director
- 2025Primitive DiversityFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Sound Designer, Director of Photography, Production Design
- 2024Beginnings of Film ArtFilm · Director
- 2024An Opera That Sparked a RevolutionFilm · Director
- 2024Attack on a Thick Glass DoorAttack on a Thick Glass DoorFilm · Director
- 2024Planetary ManFilm · Director
- 2024Eomaia (Mother of the Dawn)Film · Director
- 2024String Cinema – Mathematical Minute OperaFilm · Director
- 2024Happy Root From Non-IdentityFilm · Director
- 2024Max Horkheimer – Philosopher and SociologistFilm · Director
- 2024Cosmic MiniaturesFilm · Director
- 2023Lied der MedeaLied der MedeaFilm · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2022Sergej Eisenstein Stages Alexander Newski (1938) and Wagner‘s Walküre (1940)Film · Director
- 2022In the Rock of SignsFilm · Director
- 2021Hommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os CanibaisHommage zu Manoel de Oliveiras Film-Oper Os CanibaisFilm · Director
- 2021OrpheaFilm · Director, Writer, Producer
- 2021Zirkus, Richter’s TangoFilm · Director
- 2020Werewolves PlayoffsWerewolves PlayoffsFilm · Director
- 2020The Leaks of VeniceFilm · Producer
- 2020The Mammoth’s Homecoming, a Composition of Th. W. Adorno in the Year 1941Film · Director
- 2020Die Festwagen der Großen Französischen RevolutionDie Festwagen der Großen Französischen RevolutionFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 2020Trump State VisitTrump State VisitFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 2019Veränderung ist das Salz des VergnügensVeränderung ist das Salz des VergnügensFilm · Director
- 2019Bodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum ErdmittelpunktBodenhaftung, Hautnähe, Lot zum ErdmittelpunktFilm · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2018Der Zirkus kommt in die StadtDer Zirkus kommt in die StadtFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 2018Happy LamentoFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 2018The Revolution is a Creature Full of SurprisesFilm · Director
- 2018We Philosophers from Eve’s RibFilm · Director
- 2018Zirkus im KriegZirkus im KriegFilm · Director, Producer, Writer
- 2017Parsifal verlernenFilm · Director
- 2017Dancing with PicturesFilm · Director
- 2017Mehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues EndeMehrfachbilder Vielfalt Fuenfalt ohne blaues EndeFilm · Director
- 2017Mimosa Tank: A Prologue for a FilmFilm · Director
- 2017Reason is a Balancing AnimalFilm · Director
- 2017Der Gärtner von NürnbergDer Gärtner von NürnbergFilm · Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2015Fassbinder's FuneralFassbinder's FuneralFilm · Director
- 2015"They killed our friends...""They killed our friends..."Film · Director
- 2015Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?Sag mir wo die Blumen sind, wo sind sie geblieben?Film · Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2014Nachrichten vom Großen KriegFilm · Director
- 2014Light VeinsFilm · Director
- 2014Moby Dick – Godzilla – FukushimaFilm · Director
- 2013Theorie der ErzählungFilm · Director
- 2012Rigor Was His Mark of QualityRigor Was His Mark of QualityFilm · Director
- 2012Mensch 2.0 – Die Evolution in unserer HandFilm · Director, Writer
- 2012Pretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander KlugePretty Woman and other stories, a film with Alexander KlugeFilm · Director
- 2011Als die Himmel noch miteinander sprachenAls die Himmel noch miteinander sprachenFilm · Director
- 2010Anyone who dares will take the cold off their horseFilm · Director
- 2009Früchte des VertrauensFilm · Director
- 2009Der Deutschland-KomplexDer Deutschland-KomplexFilm · Director
- 2008Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"Das Prinzip Stadt. Oskar Negt über die "Stadt in uns"Film · Director
- 2008News from Ideological Antiquity - Marx/Eisenstein/The CapitalFilm · Director
- 2008FifiFifiFilm · Director
- 2008The Siamese HandsThe Siamese HandsFilm · Director
- 2008Sense below the SenseSense below the SenseFilm · Director
- 2008Headless ManHeadless ManFilm · Director
- 2008The Time That Must Pass Before the Audience Takes an InitiativeThe Time That Must Pass Before the Audience Takes an InitiativeFilm · Director
- 2008RaubengelRaubengelFilm · Director
- 2008Who Am "I"? Peer GyntWho Am "I"? Peer GyntFilm · Director
- 2008Evolution in the UniverseEvolution in the UniverseFilm · Director
- 2008Man is the Soft TargetMan is the Soft TargetFilm · Director
- 2008Weltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der MaterieWeltmacht Staub. Hartmut Bitomsky über einen unbesiegbaren Zustand der MaterieFilm · Director
- 2007Multiple Images for Five ProjectorsFilm · Director
- 2007What Does "Good Will" Mean?What Does "Good Will" Mean?Film · Director
- 2007The Safety of the PresidentThe Safety of the PresidentFilm · Director
- 2007The Bridge CrosserThe Bridge CrosserFilm · Director
- 2007The Gentle Makeup of Light New 65 mm minute shortsThe Gentle Makeup of Light New 65 mm minute shortsFilm · Director
- 2007The Car is your Second SkinThe Car is your Second SkinFilm · Director
- 2007Megastars of the Art of LoveMegastars of the Art of LoveFilm · Director
- 2007The Magical World of EvolutionThe Magical World of EvolutionFilm · Director
- 2007The DeterrentThe DeterrentFilm · Director
- 2007War is the End of all PlansWar is the End of all PlansFilm · Director
- 2007I Lived for my ArtI Lived for my ArtFilm · Director
- 2007"The Burning Giraffe""The Burning Giraffe"Film · Director
- 2007"50 Knuckles of Pork is About Right""50 Knuckles of Pork is About Right"Film · Director
- 2007Love Makes You Perceptive!Love Makes You Perceptive!Film · Director
- 2007Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!Mein Jahrhundert, mein Tier!Film · Director
- 2007Im Sturm der Zeit - Facts & FakesIm Sturm der Zeit - Facts & FakesFilm · Director
- 2007Das Phänomen der OperFilm · Director
- 2007The Magic of the Darkened SoulThe Magic of the Darkened SoulFilm · Director
- 2007The Poetic Power of TheoryFilm · Director
- 2007The Opera DoctorThe Opera DoctorFilm · Director
- 2006On Laughing and Walking UprightOn Laughing and Walking UprightFilm · Director
- 2006Flexible MemoryFlexible MemoryFilm · Director
- 2006Serpentine Gallery ProgramSerpentine Gallery ProgramFilm · Director
- 2006Borderline Cases of Damage ControlBorderline Cases of Damage ControlFilm · Director
- 2006Primal Ocean and Snowball EarthPrimal Ocean and Snowball EarthFilm · Director
- 200616 Minute-filmsFilm · Director
- 2006The Greatest Treasure of EvolutionThe Greatest Treasure of EvolutionFilm · Director
- 2006Sad NewsSad NewsFilm · Director
- 2006Das gab’s nur einmalDas gab’s nur einmalFilm · Director
- 2006La HabaneraFilm · Director
- 2006Storm Over EgyptStorm Over EgyptFilm · Director
- 2006The Deadly TriangleThe Deadly TriangleFilm · Director
- 2006The Trickiness of Peace TreatiesThe Trickiness of Peace TreatiesFilm · Director
- 2006From 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead WestwardsFrom 9 a.m. to Early the Next Morning Columbus Sailed Straight Ahead WestwardsFilm · Director
- 2006Nach jedem Untergang kommt ein DampferNach jedem Untergang kommt ein DampferFilm · Director
- 2006Die Frau auf dem SchlachtfeldDie Frau auf dem SchlachtfeldFilm · Director, Writer
- 2006La PalomaFilm · Director
- 2006Sam Remembers Papa KongFilm · Director
- 2005"Surplus Value" & its Images"Surplus Value" & its ImagesFilm · Director
- 2005As a Military Judge in November 1918As a Military Judge in November 1918Film · Director
- 2005Thinking for OneselfThinking for OneselfFilm · Director
- 2005Women as WarriorsWomen as WarriorsFilm · Director
- 2005The Black Market of LoveThe Black Market of LoveFilm · Director
- 2005The Moon Has RisenThe Moon Has RisenFilm · Director
- 2005The Officer as a PhilosopherThe Officer as a PhilosopherFilm · Director
- 2004Freedom for the Consonants!Freedom for the Consonants!Film · Director
- 2004A Tear for Every Drop of BloodA Tear for Every Drop of BloodFilm · Director, Writer
- 2003Only Cans Were SavedOnly Cans Were SavedFilm · Director
- 2003First the Music, then the WordsFirst the Music, then the WordsFilm · Director
- 2003Rette sich, wer kannRette sich, wer kannFilm · Director
- 2003Der Untergang der TitanicDer Untergang der TitanicFilm · Director
- 2003A Woman Like a VolcanoA Woman Like a VolcanoFilm · Director
- 2002Nur Gott hat zugesehenNur Gott hat zugesehenFilm · Director
- 2002What is War?What is War?Film · Director
- 2002Darklings Sing BassDarklings Sing BassFilm · Director
- 2002N.Y. Ground ZeroN.Y. Ground ZeroFilm · Director
- 2002A Farewell to the Secure Side of LifeA Farewell to the Secure Side of LifeFilm · Director
- 2001The Holding of Skulls is not My Thing!The Holding of Skulls is not My Thing!Film · Director
- 2001Dance on the VolcanoDance on the VolcanoFilm · Director
- 2001The Kiss of DeathThe Kiss of DeathFilm · Director
- 2001True Love on the FrontTrue Love on the FrontFilm · Director
- 2001"Love Pain Like Mute Fish""Love Pain Like Mute Fish"Film · Director
- 2001Attention: Total Loss!Attention: Total Loss!Film · Director
- 2001The Flexible EntrepreneurThe Flexible EntrepreneurFilm · Director
- 2001Blinde Liebe/Jean-Luc Godard: Meine Mutter hat nur Stummfilme gesehen!Film · Director, Idea, Producer
- 2000The Sahara Became SwamplandThe Sahara Became SwamplandFilm · Director
- 2000August 1914August 1914Film · Director
- 2000Ich war Hitlers BodyguardFilm · Director
- 2000The Execution of an ElephantFilm · Director
- 1999The DelugeThe DelugeFilm · Director
- 1999"With all the Wealth of my Needs""With all the Wealth of my Needs"Film · Director
- 1999Spaceflight as an Internal ExperienceFilm · Director
- 1999Postheroic ManagementPostheroic ManagementFilm · Director
- 1999Nietzsches fröhliche WissenschaftNietzsches fröhliche WissenschaftFilm · Director
- 1999Snapshots for my FiancéSnapshots for my FiancéFilm · Director
- 1999My Love is Deeper than the SeaMy Love is Deeper than the SeaFilm · Director
- 1999The Belshazzar ProjectThe Belshazzar ProjectFilm · Director
- 1999He Who Hopes, Dies SingingHe Who Hopes, Dies SingingFilm · Director
- 1998Desire that Rules the WorldDesire that Rules the WorldFilm · Director
- 1998Ort und zeit ohne grund ist gewaltOrt und zeit ohne grund ist gewaltFilm · Director
- 1998An Experiment in LoveFilm · Director
- 1998The Mute Girl of PorticiThe Mute Girl of PorticiFilm · Director
- 1998Happy EasterHappy EasterFilm · Director
- 1998I Come Every Morning for SexI Come Every Morning for SexFilm · Director
- 1998Learning Processes with a Deadly OutcomeLearning Processes with a Deadly OutcomeFilm · Director
- 1998Neonröhren des HimmelsNeonröhren des HimmelsFilm · Director
- 1998100 Years of the German RhineFilm · Director
- 1998Der schwedische MozartDer schwedische MozartFilm · Director
- 1998For VertovFilm · Director
- 1998Five Hours Parsifal in 90 SecondsFilm · Director, Producer
- 1998"Of which we cannot speak we must sing!""Of which we cannot speak we must sing!"Film · Director
- 1997The Poet as Metaphor SlingshotThe Poet as Metaphor SlingshotFilm · Director
- 1997High on WorkHigh on WorkFilm · Director
- 1997The Day Is NighFilm · Director
- 1996Bleib steh'n, Wanderer, und liesBleib steh'n, Wanderer, und liesFilm · Director
- 1996"The Wind Will Clean It Off""The Wind Will Clean It Off"Film · Director
- 1996Epic Theater & Post-heroic ManagementEpic Theater & Post-heroic ManagementFilm · Director
- 1996Heiner Müller in Time FlightHeiner Müller in Time FlightFilm · Director
- 1996He Who Smokes Looks Cold-BloodedHe Who Smokes Looks Cold-BloodedFilm · Director
- 1996Chicago in Time LapseFilm · Director
- 1996Engine CoughEngine CoughFilm · Director
- 1995Camp MoneyCamp MoneyFilm · Director
- 1995Zoo Animals in WarZoo Animals in WarFilm · Director
- 1995Queen of Hearts on Judgment DayQueen of Hearts on Judgment DayFilm · Director
- 1995On the Way to a Theater of DarknessesOn the Way to a Theater of DarknessesFilm · Director
- 1995The Voice of the PlaywrightThe Voice of the PlaywrightFilm · Director
- 1995Omnivore DemocracyOmnivore DemocracyFilm · Director
- 1995Love as PassionLove as PassionFilm · Director
- 1995My Rendezvous with DeathMy Rendezvous with DeathFilm · Director
- 1995Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”Ballad Journal No. 9: “Cold Death Interrupts Love”Film · Director
- 1994Woher stammt das Lied "Die Fahne hoch"?Woher stammt das Lied "Die Fahne hoch"?Film · Director
- 1994The World is Not Bad, but FullThe World is Not Bad, but FullFilm · Director
- 1994I Owe the World a Dead PersonI Owe the World a Dead PersonFilm · Director
- 1994Die Rache der betrogenen BrautDie Rache der betrogenen BrautFilm · Director
- 1994Die neun UnzertrennlichenDie neun UnzertrennlichenFilm · Director
- 1994Under the Sign of MarsUnder the Sign of MarsFilm · Director
- 1994Solange die Notenblätter reichenSolange die Notenblätter reichenFilm · Director
- 1994"80,000 Operas!""80,000 Operas!"Film · Director
- 1993Anti-OperaAnti-OperaFilm · Director
- 1993The Death of SenecaThe Death of SenecaFilm · Director
- 1993Plowshare of EvilPlowshare of EvilFilm · Director
- 1993Rule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small FishRule a Great Country as You Would Fry Small FishFilm · Director
- 1993The Last of the MohicansThe Last of the MohicansFilm · Director
- 1993Mind, Power, CastrationMind, Power, CastrationFilm · Director
- 1992"The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes""The Screeching Sound of Power as Soon as it Puts on the Brakes"Film · Director
- 1992"I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping Excursion"I Confess!" Day-Trip Shopping ExcursionFilm · Director
- 1992Frederick of PrussiaFrederick of PrussiaFilm · Director
- 1992Soprano versus BassSoprano versus BassFilm · Director
- 1991“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”“Wastage” of humans / Comrade Mauser / “Victim of History”Film · Director
- 1991Every Frozen Structure has its AcademyEvery Frozen Structure has its AcademyFilm · Director
- 1991Soviet Patriots of 1941Soviet Patriots of 1941Film · Director
- 1991Rome, as Far Away as the MoonRome, as Far Away as the MoonFilm · Director
- 1990Das Beste an der ARD sind ihre AnfängeDas Beste an der ARD sind ihre AnfängeFilm · Director, Writer
- 1990Heiner Müller on Legal QuestionsHeiner Müller on Legal QuestionsFilm · Director
- 1990Darwin and the TankDarwin and the TankFilm · Director
- 1990Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing bySome Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing byFilm · Director
- 1990Wild Night with MoonFilm · Director
- 1990Richard Wagner and the Law of Ruin Value in MusicRichard Wagner and the Law of Ruin Value in MusicFilm · Director
- 1989Conversation with Heiner Müller in GarathConversation with Heiner Müller in GarathFilm · Director
- 1989Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th BirthdayPortrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th BirthdayFilm · Director
- 1989Paper Tiger Television, New YorkFilm · Director
- 1988The Eiffel Tower, King Kong and the White WomanFilm · Director
- 1988The Pilot's SongThe Pilot's SongFilm · Director
- 1988The Death of LucretiaThe Death of LucretiaFilm · Director
- 1988Die Guillotine oder die Kategorie der PlötzlichkeitDie Guillotine oder die Kategorie der PlötzlichkeitFilm · Director
- 198810 vor 1110 vor 11Series · Creator
- 1988Antiques of AdvertisingAntiques of AdvertisingFilm · Director
- 1988Madame Butterfly WaitsMadame Butterfly WaitsFilm · Director
- 1988Why Are You Crying, Antonio?Why Are You Crying, Antonio?Film · Director
- 1988JapanclipsJapanclipsFilm · Director
- 1988Blue Hour Tango TimeBlue Hour Tango TimeFilm · Director
- 1988Changing Time (Quickly)Changing Time (Quickly)Film · Director
- 1988The African Lady, or Love with a Fatal OutcomeThe African Lady, or Love with a Fatal OutcomeFilm · Director
- 1986Miscellaneous NewsFilm · Director, Writer
- 1985The Assault of the Present on the Rest of TimeFilm · Director, Writer
- 1983Biermann-FilmBiermann-FilmFilm · Director
- 1983Looking for a Practical and Realistic BehaviourLooking for a Practical and Realistic BehaviourFilm · Director, Writer
- 1983The Power of EmotionFilm · Director, Writer
- 1982War and PeaceFilm · Director, Writer
- 1980The CandidateFilm · Director, Writer
- 1979The Patriotic WomanFilm · Director, Writer
- 1978Germany in AutumnFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 6.4
- 1977People Preparing the Staufer AnniversaryPeople Preparing the Staufer AnniversaryFilm · Director, Writer
- 1977Nachrichten von den StaufernNachrichten von den StaufernFilm · Director, Writer
- 1976Strongman FerdinandFilm · Director, Writer
- 1974In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to DeathFilm · Director, Writer
- 1973Part-Time Work of a Domestic SlaveFilm · Director, Writer
- 1973The Journey to ViennaFilm · Writer
- 1973Besitzbürgerin, Jahrgang 1908Film · Director, Writer
- 1972Willi Tobler and the Decline of the 6th FleetFilm · Director, Writer
- 1971The Big MessFilm · Director, Writer
- 1970The Indomitable Leni PeickertFilm · Director, Writer
- 1970Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)Zum Begriff des 'kritischen Kommunismus' bei Antonio Labriola (1843-1904)Film · Producer
- 1970A Doctor From HaberstadtFilm · Director, Writer
- 1968Artists Under the Big Top: PerplexedFilm · Director, Writer, Producer★ 5.8
- 1968E. A. Winterstein, Fire ExtinguisherE. A. Winterstein, Fire ExtinguisherFilm · Director, Writer
- 1967Yesterday GirlFilm · Director, Writer, Producer, Short Story★ 6.5
- 1967Frau Blackburn, geb. 5. Jan. 1872, wird gefilmtFilm · Director, Writer
- 1966News from the 1966 Venice Film FestivalFilm · Director
- 1966A Poker GameA Poker GameFilm · Director, Editor
- 1965Policeman's LotPoliceman's LotFilm · Director, Writer
- 1964Portrait d'une mise à l'épreuvePortrait d'une mise à l'épreuveFilm · Director
- 1963Protocol of a RevolutionProtocol of a RevolutionFilm · Director, Writer
- 1963Lehrer im WandelFilm · Director, Writer
- 1961Brutality in StoneFilm · Director, Writer, Producer
- 1961RennenRennenFilm · Director
- 1961RennfahrerRennfahrerFilm · Director, Producer
- 1961Thema AmoreThema AmoreFilm · Director, Writer
- 1959The Indian TombFilm · Assistant Director★ 6.1
- 1959The Tiger of EschnapurFilm · Assistant Director★ 6.3
