Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Directing
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.
Behind the camera
2025Nightsong
Director
2023Demmin Cantos
Director & Writer
2003Nietzsche: Ecce Homo
Director
1997Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen
Director
1995A Dream, What Else?
Director
1989Penthesilea
Director
1985The Night
Director
1982Parsifal
Director
1978Hitler: A Film from Germany
Director & Writer
1978The Confessions of Winifred Wagner
Director
1974Karl May
Director & Writer
1973Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird
Director & Screenplay
1972Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
Director & Writer
1970Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
Director & Writer
1970San Domingo
Director
1969Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Director & Writer
1967Romy: Anatomy of a Face
Director & Writer
1966Fritz Kortner spricht Monologe für eine Schallplatte
Director
1965Fünfter Akt, siebente Szene. Fritz Kortner probt Kabale und Liebe
Director & Writer