Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Known for
Directing
Born
December 8, 1935 (age 90)
Birthplace
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.
Best known work
Hitler: A Film from Germany
1978
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972
Parsifal
1982
The Ister
2004
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing
1970
Romy: Anatomy of a Face
1967
Scarabea – How Much Land Does a Man Need?
1969
The Confessions of Winifred Wagner
1978
The Night of the Filmmakers
1995
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird
1973Filmography
2025
NightsongDirector
2023
Demmin Cantosas Self, Writer, Editor, Director
2023
Leaving and Stayingas Self
2011
2004
The Isteras Himself
2003
Nietzsche: Ecce HomoDirector, Cinematography
1997
1997
Der Gang auf den BergDirector
1995
A Dream, What Else?Director
1995
The Night of the Filmmakersas Self
1989
PenthesileaDirector
1989
The Marquise of O.Director
1987
Edith Clever liest JoyceDirector
1987
Fräulein ElseDirector
1985
The NightDirector
1982
ParsifalDirector
1978
Hitler: A Film from GermanyDirector, Writer
1978
1977
1976
1974
Karl MayDirector, Writer
1974
1973
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wirdDirector, Producer, Screenplay
1973
1972
Nach meinem letzten Umzug...Director