Alexander Kluge
Alexander KLUGE (1932, Germany) was a lawyer and writer before he became assistant to Fritz Lang in 1958. He was one of the signatories to the Oberhauser Manifesto in 1962. In 1987, Kluge started his own television company. Kluge has been awarded for his work many times. Together with KHAVN, also well known at IFFR, he created Happy Lamento (2018) which screened in Venice. Cosmic Miniatures (2024) has its world premiere at IFFR 2024.
Filmography
(selection) Brutalität in Stein (1961, short), Abschied von Gestern (1966), Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel (1968), Der grosse Verhau (1971), Gelegenheitsarbeit einer Sklavin (1973), In Gefahr und grösster Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod (1974), Der Starke Ferdinand (1977), Die Patriotin (1979), Der Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige Zeit/The Blind Director (1985), Vermischte Nachricten (1986), Ich war Hitlers Bodyguard (2000, short doc), Nachrichten aus der ideologischen Antike – Marx/Eisenstein/Das Kapital (2008, doc), Happy Lamento (2018), Die Macht der Musik/The Power of Music (2019, short), Orphea (2020), Cosmic Miniatures (2024)
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Alexander Kluge at IFFR
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Cosmic Miniatures
Created using AI, 91-year-old IFFR veteran Kluge’s latest work is a masterpiece of its own.
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In Gefahr und gröter Not bringt der Mittelweg den Tod
Fragmented film with minimal story-line about an East-German agent who has to compile a file on the secrets of West Germany.
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DCTP TV (Development Company For Television Program)
Dadaist, multidimensional, multi-sensory experience.
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Brutalität in Stein
Début by Kluge is an analysis of the Nazi system based on the architecture it left behind. This experimental documentary – ending a period of denial i
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Happy Lamento
Clash of the titans: Kluge mixes some of his weirder TV-skits with scenes from one of IFFR-darling Khavn’s more outrageous features. BOOM!
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The Leaks of Venice
An old building in Venice hosts an exhibition. A visitor walks through empty rooms discovering a space that functions like an abandoned theatre set.