Edgar Reitz Movies

Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the...

For over half a century, the filmmaker Edgar Reitz, one of the signatories of the Oberhausen Manifesto and a pioneer of epic film narration, has...

Documentary, trying to catch up with the latest developments in the field of communication.

A documentary by Hans Günther Pflaum and Peter H. Schröder.

Short by Edgar Reitz.

A documentary about the Hunsrück (an area in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) and its people.

A study of Alexander Kluge that also emulates his technique of seeking and linking. Kluge reads aloud, Kluge recounts, including stories from his...

Kluge’s short-film starring his sister/muse Alexandra.

Elizabeth is a young woman who seeks happiness excessively burning out all those around her.

Early documentary by Edgar Reitz.

A short by Alexander Kluge.

Filmmaker Utz Kastenholz has accompanied Edgar Reitz during the filming of the third part of the legendary family chronicle "Heimat". The fictitious...

In 1968, the young Edgar Reitz teaches filmmaking at a girls’ school – a ground-breaking educational experiment. Fifty-five years later,...

A short montage about rhythm, movement, and speed.

Anna Hepp meets with renowned German director Edgar Reitz in one of Germany’s most famous cinemas: the Lichtburg in Essen. Reitz talks about...