Directing
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Born December 8, 1935 Nossendorf, Germany
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.
Directed Films
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Nightsong
2025·Documentary
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Demmin Cantos
2023·Documentary
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Nietzsche: Ecce Homo
2003
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Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen
1997
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Der Gang auf den Berg
1997
8.0
A Dream, What Else?
1995
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Penthesilea
1989
8.0
Edith Clever liest Joyce
1987
8.0
Fräulein Else
1987·Drama
8.3
The Night
1985·Documentary
6.7
Parsifal
1982·Drama
7.2
Hitler: A Film from Germany
1978·Drama
6.2
The Confessions of Winifred Wagner
1978·Documentary
6.5
Karl May
1974·History
8.0
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird
1973·History
5.5
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972·Drama
6.2
San Domingo
1970·Drama
5.2
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
1970·Documentary
6.7
Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?
1969·Drama
7.0
Die Grafen Pocci - einige Kapitel zur Geschichte einer Familie
1968·Documentary
6.8
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
1967·Documentary
7.0
Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte
1966
10.0
Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
1965·Documentary
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Brecht Urfaust
1953·Documentary
