About
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.
Filmography
Nightsong2025 · Director
Demmin Cantos2023 · Writer, Editor, Director
Nietzsche: Ecce Homo2003 · Director, Cinematography
Mozart Requiem mit dem Finger gelesen1997 · Director
Der Gang auf den Berg1997 · Director
A Dream, What Else?1995 · Director
Penthesilea1989 · Director
The Marquise of O.1989 · Director
Fräulein Else1987 · Director
Edith Clever liest Joyce1986 · Director
The Night1985 · Director
Parsifal1982 · Director
Hitler: A Film from Germany1978 · Director, Writer
The Confessions of Winifred Wagner1978 · Director
Karl May1974 · Director, Writer
Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird1973 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Nach meinem letzten Umzug...1972 · Director
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King1972 · Director, Writer, Producer
San Domingo1970 · Director
Sex-Business: Made in Pasing1970 · Director, Writer, Producer