Alexander Kluge

Alexander Kluge

Still: more the victim

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)

More Info: Wikipedia, Alexander Kluge

Alexander Kluge op IFFR