Edgar Reitz

Edgar Reitz

Known for

Directing

Born

November 1, 1932 (age 93)

Birthplace

Morbach, Germany

Biography

Edgar Reitz is a German film director and writer, best known for his "Heimat" trilogy.

Best known work

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision

2013

Heimat

Heimat

1984

Germany in Autumn

Germany in Autumn

1978

Yesterday Girl

Yesterday Girl

1967

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

The Cat Has Nine Lives

The Cat Has Nine Lives

1968

Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation

Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a Generation

1993

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

In Danger and Dire Distress the Middle of the Road Leads to Death

1974

Tales of the Dumpster Kid

Tales of the Dumpster Kid

1974

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting

2025

Filmography

2025
Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting
Director, Writer
2024
Subject: Filmmaking
as Self, Director, Writer
2022
Come with Me to the Cinema – The Gregors
as Self
2021
Hannelore Elsner: More Than One Life
as Self
2020
Eight Hundred Times Lonely
as Himself
2018
Film Beyond Cinema: The Dumpster Kid Experiment and Other Utopias
as Self
2013
Home from Home – Chronicle of a Vision
Director, Screenplay
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2010
Landesschau Rheinland-PfalzTV
as Self (1 episode)
2006
Heimat Fragments: The Women
Director
2005
Von Sex bis Simmel
as Self
2004
Heimat 3: A Chronicle of Endings and BeginningsTV
Writer, Director, Creator
2004
KulturplatzTV
as Self (1 episode)
2004
Schabbach ist überall
Producer
2002
Gero von Boehm begegnet...TV
as Self (1 episode)
2002
Alle Gefühle glauben an einen glücklichen Ausgang
as Self
1997
NachtstudioTV
as Self (1 episode)
1995
The Night of the Filmmakers
as Self, Director
1993
Heimat 2: A Chronicle of a GenerationTV
Director, Writer, Creator
1984
HeimatTV
Director, Producer, Writer, Idea, Story, Screenplay, Script, Creator
1983
Biermann-Film
Director
1983
TelestarTV
as Self (1 episode)
1982
The Stories of the Hunsrück Villages
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Cinematography
1982
WortwechselTV
as Self (1 episode)
1979
Bavarian Film AwardsTV
as Self (1 episode)