Alexander Kluge, New German Cinema Pioneer, Dies at 94
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German filmmaker Alexander Kluge, who pioneered the 1960s New German Cinema movement and won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion in 1968 with “The Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed,” has died. He was 94. News of Kluge’s death was confirmed on Wednesday by his publishing company, Suhrkamp Verlag, who said he died in Munich, […]
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Mar 27, 2026 4:14am PT Alexander Kluge, New German Cinema Pioneer, Dies at 94 Kluge won the 1968 Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion with “The Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed" By Nick Vivarelli Plus Icon Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent @NickVivarelli Latest Turkish TV Series ‘Vendetta’ Expands Global Footprint With Sales Reaching 70 Countries 20 hours ago Aurelio De Laurentiis to Bow Napoli Soccer Doc in U.S. With L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Expected to Attend 23 hours ago Locarno Retrospective Titled ‘Red and Black – Hollywood Left and the Blacklist’ Will Focus on ‘Fierce Artistic Resistance’ 1 day ago See All German filmmaker Alexander Kluge , who pioneered the 1960s New German Cinema movement and won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion in 1968 with “The Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed,” has died. He was 94. News of Kluge’s death was confirmed on Wednesday by his publishing company, Suhrkamp Verlag, who said he died in Munich, Germany. Born in 1932 in the central German town of Halberstadt, Kluge started his career as a lawyer, but soon veered towards literature and cinema. By working as legal counsel at the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, he developed and close rapport with seminal social philosopher Theodor Adorno, who became his mentor. Then, in 1958, Kluge started working as assistant to German cinema great Fritz Lang. Related Stories ‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ Actor Can't Attend Oscars Due to Trump’s Palestine Travel Ban: ‘You Can Block a Passport. You Cannot Block a Voice’
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