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Alexander Kluge, a pioneering German filmmaker, author, and public intellectual, passed away on 25 March 2026 at the age of 94 in Munich, Germany.
Variety first reported this news on March 27, 2025.
Born on 14 February 1932 in Halberstadt, Germany, Kluge initially trained as a lawyer, earning a doctorate in law before shifting toward literature and cinema.
His career took a decisive turn after working with legendary filmmaker Fritz Lang and being mentored by philosopher Theodor Adorno.
Kluge became a central figure in the Oberhausen Manifesto (1962), a landmark declaration that called for a new, more artistic and socially relevant German cinema.
- Directed groundbreaking films like Yesterday Girl (1966), which won the Silver Lion at Venice Film Festival
- Won the Golden Lion (1968) for Artists in the Big Top: Perplexed
- Helped shape the New German Cinema alongside filmmakers like Werner Herzog and Rainer Werner Fassbinder
- Founded television production company DCTP in 1987, producing influential cultural programs
- Renowned author of short stories and works of social criticism
He survived by his wife Dagmar Steurer and daughter Sophie Kluge.
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