Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Directing
Biography
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (born 8 December 1935) is a German film director and intellectual. For Syberberg, cinema is a form of Gesamtkunstwerk. Many commentators, including Syberberg himself, have characterized his work as a cinematic combination of Bertolt Brecht's doctrine of epic theatre and Richard Wagner's operatic aesthetics. Syberberg is best known for his 'German trilogy', consisting of Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King (1972), Karl May (1974), and Hitler: A Film from Germany (1977), the latter of which receives rare theatrical screenings due to its seven-hour runtime.
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Movies (31)
Nightsong2025Directing
Demmin Cantos2023Self
Leaving and Staying2023Self- El Mito de Narciso2011
The Ister2004Himself
Nietzsche: Ecce Homo2003Directing
Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen1997Directing- Der Gang auf den Berg1997Directing
A Dream, What Else?1995Directing
The Night of the Filmmakers1995Self
Penthesilea1989Directing- The Marquise of O.1989Directing
- Fräulein Else1987Directing
- Edith Clever liest Joyce1986Directing
The Night1985Directing
Parsifal1982Directing
Hitler: A Film from Germany1978Directing
The Confessions of Winifred Wagner1978Directing
Signs of Vigorous Life: The New German Cinema1976Self
Karl May1974Directing
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird1973Directing- Nach meinem letzten Umzug...1972Directing
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King1972Directing
San Domingo1970Directing
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing1970Self - Interviewer
Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?1969Directing- Die Grafen Pocci - einige Kapitel zur Geschichte einer Familie1968Directing
Romy: Anatomy of a Face1967Self
Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte1966Directing- Wilhelm von Kobell1966Directing
Shows (6)
Hitler: A Film from Germany1977Narrator (voice)
Karl May1977Directing- Je später der Abend1973Self
- aspekte1965Self
- Grimme Award1964Self
- German Film Award1951Self