The complex, some say ponderous, films of director alexander kluge are not often fully understood by nongerman audiences, yet those who appreciate them hail kluge as one of the key figures in reviving german cinema and consider him a major force in the genesis and development of new german cinema. Alexander kluge celebrity profile check out the latest alexander kluge photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I belong to the tradition of godard, and of course of eisenstein, although these are different. Books by alexander kluge author of the devils blind spot. Complete documentation of pictures and texts from his films in portuguese alexander. After completing his high school education in berlin, he studied law, history and music at universities in marburg and frankfurt am main and received his doctorate in law in 1956. Vermischte nachrichten alexander kluge jahrbuch german edition 9783847103783.
Beside kluges own productions, dctp also coproduces socalled magazinsendungen. As a person born on this date, alexander kluge is listed in our database as the 1st most popular celebrity for the day february 14 and the 128th most popular for the year 1932. Since 1988 produces broadcastings dealing with cultural aspects in german private tv channels rtl and. Alexander kluge has 73 books on goodreads with 2556 ratings. The berlin international film festival feb 20mar 1 has unveiled the 15 features that will comprise its first ever encounters competitive strand. View the profiles of professionals named alex kluge on linkedin. Langston, richard, martens, gunther, pauval, vincent, schulte, dr.
Alexander kluge, a true romantic, thinks that even his most outlandish associations of ideas can document an objective viewpoint of the world. Alexander kluge is best known as a founding member of the new german cinema. His work, however, spans a diverse range of fields and, over the last fifty years, he has been active as a filmmaker, writer and television producer. Alexander kluges most popular book is the devils blind spot. A short version of this film was kluges contribution to the 1977 omnibus film germany in autumn. Dctp tv development company for television program iffr. Of germanys recognised writers, alexander kluge is the least known perhaps the main reason for this neglect is that kluges whole work is a protest against the contemporary division of labour. You can make montage with texts, with film, or with genres. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover alexander. Alexander kluge born 14 february 1932 is a german author. Was one of the founders of the oberhausener manifest in 1962.
Pluriverse museum folkwang is presenting an exhaustive exhibition destined to visualize the core of his multimedia oeuvre. Alexander kluge quotes from as soon as you judge communication a little more rigorously, there is a possibility that the message will not be democratized. Since 1988, film maker alexander kluge a contemporary of rainer werner fassbinder has been primarily focused on television, having abandoned the notion. We also carry the worlds best uv coater machines, laser processing converting. Martin chalmers is a berlinbased translator from glasgow. First tv broadcast 1994 news and stories dctp sat 1. The public sphere in the digital age an examination of the. Helge schneider als ziegenmelker pablo gutierrez dctp. Alexander kluge is one of the major german fiction writers of the late twentieth century and an important social critic. Complete documentation of pictures and texts from his films. To celebrate the 75 th birthday of a leading founder of new german cinema, the film museum in munich released a collection of alexander kluges fourteen feature films and sixteen shorts from 1960 through 1986.
At the core of the collection is a series of conversations, originally aired on german television, between alexander kluge and other major figures in late20th and early21stcentury german cultural and intellectual life, as well as international scholars working in this tradition. Join facebook to connect with alex kluge and others you may know. Na juventude, conviveu com theodor adorno e fritz lang. Alexander kluge cern, geneve cern physics department ph. Facets multimedia is now bringing them out in north america, and in danger and deep distress, the middleway spells certain death 1974 will be available this spring. Kluge is also one of the major german fiction writers of the late20th century and an important social critic. Our winter issue features fiction by alexander kluge.
Beside kluge s own productions, dctp also coproduces socalled magazinsendungen. As alexander kluge has been active in expressing himself through diverse artistic means and cowriting two social treatises,2 there is a wide field of scholarly discussions about kluges theory of media, history and film. Vermischte nachrichten alexander kluge jahrbuch german. From oberhausen through the 1970s, frederick ungar, 1984, p. Kluge made a rare trip to new york a few months ago, appearing in conversation with lerner at the goetheinstitut and at princeton. The hour of the filmmakers did not have an independent license. Alexander kluge as soon as you judge communication a. Join facebook to connect with alexander kluge and others you may know. Textebilder, 16, quoted in theodore fiedler, alexander kluge, mediating history and consciousness in klaus phillips ed. Alexander kluge celebrity biography, zodiac sign and. I have been a lawyer, and on the other hand, i wrote books. He inspires his readers, listeners and viewers with his films, texts interviews and much more besides.
Complete documentation of pictures and texts from his films portuguese. Before that, all independent filmmakers had the hour of the filmmakers. Incorporating photographs, diagrams, and drawings, kluge captures the overwhelming rapidity and totality of the organized destruction of his town from numerous perspectives, bringing to life both the strategy from above and the futility of the response on the ground. Alexander kluge is the author of the devils blind spot 3. Since 1962 headmaster of the institut fuer filmgestaltung at the hochschule fuer gestaltung in ulm, germany. Alexander kluge born 14 february 1932, halberstadt, saxonyanhalt is a noted film director and author. Alexander kluge born 14 february 1932 is a german author and film director.
It was a mighty powerful group who started, but you lose everything. Alexander kluge service desk technician mytech partners. Les mondes paralleles d alexander kluge actualites. Feb 02, 2017 our winter issue features fiction by alexander kluge. Alexander kluge is one of the major german fiction writers of the late twentieth century as well as filmmaker, director, screenwriter and an important social critic. Kluge will also make appearances at the goetheinstitut on sunday, october 23, for a special soiree with literature, film, and music with guest ben lerner, and at moma on monday, october 24, for an evening of.
His fictional works, which tend toward the short story form, are significant for their formal experimentation and insistently critical thematics. As a filmmaker, he is credited with the launch of the new german cinema movement. Nov 21, 2014 air raid, by alexander kluge, translated by martin chalmers, seagull books, rrp. Alexander kluge by alexander kluge, 9783775728805, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Mar 11, 2009 alexander kluge box set and edition filmmuseum in general recommended web resources kluges dctp production company alexander kluge research collection a princeton coming soon ma. On the occasion of his 85th birthday, with alexander kluge.
As a filmmaker with a modest but loyal transatlantic following, alexander kluges oeuvre and career are markedly different from those of other european directors venerated by cinephiles. But i was intensely interested in modern musicalban berg, webern, stockhausen, etc. Kluge was born in the town of halberstadt in the vicinity of magdeburg in 1932, the son of a doctor. Solo exhibition by alexander kluge at galerie thaddaeus. In medieval angelology, there are nine orders of snow, twentytwo stories on some lines from ben lerners the lichtenberg figures. Deeply influenced by the theories of the frankfurt school, alexander kluges rhizomatic approach is profoundly marked by the catastrophes of our present day. The hour of the filmmakers was made before 1988 dctp started in 1988, well, 1987, but in 1988 we started with programming. Translated by martin chalmers, kluges air raid is a touchstone event in german literature of the postwar era. Alexander kluge great director profile senses of cinema.
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