Edgar Reitz

Katharina and Anne go on trips, visit cafés, acquaintances and parties. In doing so, they explore the chances of female emancipation in a...

A meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.

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

From the 1950s onwards, Erika and Ulrich Gregor brought countless film historical milestones to Berlin and shaped cinema discourse in post-war...

Documentary by Wilhelm Roth about the state of affairs of the Young German Cinema.

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

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

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...

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of...

Germany in Autumn does not have a plot per se; it mixes documentary footage, along with standard movie scenes, to give the audience the mood of...

In July 1945, US troops are leaving Saxony and Thuringia while the Red Army takes control of the territories. In a small village near Leipzig, the...

A meditation on the first 100 years of German cinema, featuring an assembly of German filmmakers.

Follow-up to the TV trilogy “Heimat”, this time for cinemas, set again in the fictional village Schabbach in the Hunsrück region of...

Follow-up to the TV trilogy “Heimat”, this time for cinemas, set again in the fictional village Schabbach in the Hunsrück region of...

The story of a gold smith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers.

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

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

Two women during WW2 living in a Hunsrück village embark on a trip to Vienna.

A short by Alexander Kluge.

The Dumpster Kid is an artistic creation: in every story society forces her to learn something. But she, fully grown from the moment of her birth,...

Made for the Venice Film Festival's 70th anniversary, seventy filmmakers made a short film between 60 and 90 seconds long on their interpretation of...

The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although...

Lulu, the daughter of musician Hermann Simon, is looking for something she feels is missing from her life. She delves into the past and is...

Short by Bernhard Dörries, Edgar Reitz and Stefan Meuschel.

Eleven-year old Jason and his companions, including Hercules and Orpheus, go with the ship "Argo" in the search for the Golden Fleece. With wit and...

Eleven-year old Jason and his companions, including Hercules and Orpheus, go with the ship "Argo" in the search for the Golden Fleece. With wit and...

The great philosopher and intellectual Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is painted on behalf of Electress Sophie of Hanover. During the portrait sessions,...

The great philosopher and intellectual Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz is painted on behalf of Electress Sophie of Hanover. During the portrait sessions,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A young German woman searches for happiness, liberation, and independence in the illusive wake of a transformative national recovery.

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.

A short montage about rhythm, movement, and speed.

The Dumpster Kid is an artistic creation: in every story society forces her to learn something. But she, fully grown from the moment of her birth,...

Two women during WW2 living in a Hunsrück village embark on a trip to Vienna.

Eleven-year old Jason and his companions, including Hercules and Orpheus, go with the ship "Argo" in the search for the Golden Fleece. With wit and...

Short by Bernhard Dörries, Edgar Reitz and Stefan Meuschel.

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

Eleven-year old Jason and his companions, including Hercules and Orpheus, go with the ship "Argo" in the search for the Golden Fleece. With wit and...

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

The Dumpster Kid is an artistic creation: in every story society forces her to learn something. But she, fully grown from the moment of her birth,...

A short montage about rhythm, movement, and speed.

Short by Bernhard Dörries, Edgar Reitz and Stefan Meuschel.

The Dumpster Kid is an artistic creation: in every story society forces her to learn something. But she, fully grown from the moment of her birth,...

A short montage about rhythm, movement, and speed.

Two women during WW2 living in a Hunsrück village embark on a trip to Vienna.

Short by Bernhard Dörries, Edgar Reitz and Stefan Meuschel.

Short by Edgar Reitz.

Short by Edgar Reitz.

Early documentary by Edgar Reitz.

Short by Edgar Reitz.

Short by Edgar Reitz and his daughter Susanne Reitz.

Early documentary by Edgar Reitz.

Documentary short by Edgar Reitz.

Early documentary by Edgar Reitz.

Short by Edgar Reitz and his daughter Susanne Reitz.

Documentary short by Edgar Reitz.

Short by Edgar Reitz and his daughter Susanne Reitz.

Short by Edgar Reitz and his daughter Susanne Reitz.

Short by Edgar Reitz and his daughter Susanne Reitz.

Documentary short by Edgar Reitz.

In July 1945, US troops are leaving Saxony and Thuringia while the Red Army takes control of the territories. In a small village near Leipzig, the...

In July 1945, US troops are leaving Saxony and Thuringia while the Red Army takes control of the territories. In a small village near Leipzig, the...

The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although...

The true story of the Bavarian Tailor Albrecht Berblinger who, after a strange encounter with a balloon starts building a flying machine. Although...

The story of a gold smith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers.

The story of a gold smith who is so obsessed with his own craft that he murders his customers.

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

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