Jürgen Jürges

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Jürgen Jürges (born 12 December 1940) is one of the most distinguished German cinematographers. His body of work includes more than 100 films. His work includes many classics of film history, such as the feature films “Angst essen Seele auf,” “Satansbraten” and “Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo,” but also international film productions, such as “Funny Games” and most recently the “DAU” series. His camera work has been honored with numerous awards, including the German Camera Award (multiple wins), the Adolf Grimme Award, the German Film Award (two wins), and for his camera work in Khrzhanovsky's “DAU. Natasha,” the Silver Bear of the 70th Berlinale in the category “Outstanding Artistic Achievement.” Most recently, he received the Honorary Award for Outstanding Services to German Film at the German Film Awards ceremony 2022.

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Die Angst ist ein zweiter Schatten Trailer (1975)

15 November 1975

Film by Kückelmann.

The Flyer Trailer (1987)

22 January 1987

Bernd, an insurance broker trainee, flees his mundane life in Germany to set a new World record in hang gliding in Bolivia.

Output Trailer (1974)

19 December 1974

A young filmmaker becomes involved with a gangster in Berlin. Based on the Ulf Miehe novel Ich hab' noch einen Toten in Berlin.

White Star Trailer (1983)

27 October 1983

A clean-cut synth artist in Germany hopes to turn his career around with the help of a washed-up, erratic, publicity-crazed American manager.

Abgetrieben Trailer (1992)

02 July 1992

TV-movie based on the trial of Memmingen gynecologist Dr. Horst Theissen, who was sentenced for illegal abortions.

Satan’s Brew Trailer (1976)

07 October 1976

A famous poet who hasn't written a word in two years unconsciously plagiarizes the work of Stefan George, while dealing with several mistresses, his dimwitted brother, and a murder investigation.

Eine Nacht in Venedig Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Eine Nacht in Venedig (A Night in Venice) is an operetta in three acts by Johann Strauss II. Its libretto was by F.

The Deal Trailer (2015)

29 June 2015

One year after Stine's husband died, she reclusive lives with her daughter Stephanie in a suburban villa which falls into disrepair.

Clara Trailer (2008)

07 November 2008

A look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann.

Das zehnte Jahr Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

The story tells of a love which after ten years is beginning to grow old, and of the attempt to turn the imminent end into a new beginning.

Das Geheimnis des gelben Geparden Trailer (1990)

30 April 1990

Since the death of her husband, a yellow cheetah has been the companion of the attractive Miriam. When the animal falls ill, the woman seeks the help of veterinarian François.

Eierdiebe Trailer (1977)

11 February 1977

The story of two small-time crooks in the Frankfurt underworld who would like to make it big, but fail time and again.

Christiane F. Trailer (1981)

02 April 1981

A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. Everything in her life slowly begins to distort and disappear as she befriends a small crew of junkies and falls in love with a drug-abusing male prostitute.

Paths in the Night Trailer (1999)

24 November 1999

Set against the backdrop of post-unification Germany, the film explores the breakdown of relations in a decaying social structure.

Ternitz, Tennessee Trailer (2000)

15 December 2000

Two young girls who live in a small town in Lower Austria dream of America, men and love. They live in Ternitz, they dream of Tennessee.

Funny Games Trailer (1997)

11 September 1997

Two psychotic young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.

Eduart Trailer (2006)

25 November 2006

Based on true events, a young man raised in a cruel and oppressive family environment, leaves Albania with the dream of becoming a rock star and living a better life.

Germany in Autumn Trailer (1978)

03 March 1978

Nine fictitious documentaries and films reflect the mood of late 1970s Germany, particularly the two-month period in 1977 when a businessman was kidnapped by the RAF (Red Army Faction).

Shadows of Time Trailer (2005)

06 November 2005

Ravi and Masha are just children when they were sold into labour by their parents. When they meet, friendship blossoms between them but when the factory manager threatens to sell Masha, possibly into sex slavery, Ravi gives up his hard earned savings to buy her freedom.

John Rabe Trailer (2009)

02 April 2009

A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing massacre in 1937-38.

Four Windows Trailer (2006)

14 February 2006

They want to get away from each other, but they clasp each other even more firmly. They seek to save appearances at all force.

Paule Pauländer Trailer (1976)

06 April 1976

We follow 15-year-old Paule‘s hard life on his parents' farm. Under his controlling father – who is fighting to save the homestead – he and his brother are forced to work very hard.

The Last Years of Childhood Trailer (1979)

19 September 1979

A juvenile offender is handed over to authorities at age 13 and placed in an institution in this somber social drama.

Angst isst Seele auf Trailer (2002)

24 October 2002

Shot with striking immediacy by a subjective camera, “Angst isst Seele auf” assumes the point of view of a black actor in Germany dealing with racist abuse as he prepares to appear in a play based on Fassbinder’s film, about the taboo relationship between an older German woman and an Arab man.

Young Törless Trailer (1966)

20 May 1966

At an Austrian boys' boarding school in the early 1900s, shy, intelligent Törless observes the sadistic behavior of his fellow students, doing nothing to help a victimized classmate—until the torture goes too far.

Ohne einander Trailer (2007)

19 March 2007

Sawdust Tales Trailer (1997)

02 January 1997

Sawdust Tales is a whimsical and timeless parable on survival in hard times and the force of a first love against all odds.

Der Hut oder Mondo Uovo Trailer (1966)

01 February 1966

Short film by Helmut Herbst.

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul Trailer (1974)

05 March 1974

Emmi Kurowski, a cleaning lady, is lonely in her old age. Her husband died years ago, and her grown children offer little companionship.

Faraway, So Close! Trailer (1993)

01 September 1993

A group of angels look longingly upon the life of humans. Berlin now is a very different place: unified in name but overrun with crime, corruption, and—in what turns out to be a key theme here—Americans.

Britta Fastfrühling Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

A boy doesn't like snow. Until a fairy appears.

A Trick of the Light Trailer (1995)

28 November 1995

A rare gem of cinematic storytelling that weaves docudrama, fictional reenactment, and experimental photography into a powerful, reflective work on the early days of German cinema.

DAU. Katya Tanya Trailer (2020)

15 May 2020

Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya.

DAU. The Empire. Novel One: Return Of The Prodigal Son Trailer (2020)

04 May 2020

«The Return of the Prodigal Son» is the first volume from the film (novel) of Anatoli Vassiliev’s «Empire» inside the Dau cycle.

Spiderwebhouse Trailer (2015)

08 February 2015

When 12-year-old Jonas’ mother leaves to “fight her demons”, he steps up as head of the household, becoming the unofficial guardian to his younger siblings.

DAU. Cinema Trailer (2020)

24 April 2020

An ongoing experiment, evolving from a biopic about Soviet physicist Lev Landau into a large scale project – part cinematic cycle, part behavioral experiment – involving hundreds of participants from around the world.

Code Unknown Trailer (2000)

15 November 2000

A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together.

The Venus Trap Trailer (1988)

19 May 1988

The 30-years old Max is MD and engaged to the attractive Coco, who jealously keep watch over him. After he heard the lovely voice of an unknown misdialing woman, he starts a restless search .

Me and Kaminski Trailer (2015)

17 September 2015

Young journalist Sebastian Zöllner is writing an article on artist Manuel Kaminski. Zöllner hopes that Kaminski dies soon, so that he can cash in on his article.

DAU. Degeneration Trailer (2020)

28 February 2020

A secret Soviet Institute conducts scientific and occult experiments on animals and human beings to create the perfect person.

Effi Briest Trailer (1974)

20 June 1974

When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated Baltic town and a house that she fears is haunted.

Tenderness of the Wolves Trailer (1973)

12 July 1973

A German serial killer preys on boys and young men during the so-called years of crisis between the wars.

At Eye Level Trailer (2016)

15 September 2016

11-year-old Michi lives in a children's home, every day fighting to win the respect of the other kids, till the day he finds his real dad, Tom - who happens to be a dwarf, even shorter than Michi is, the opposite of his idea of manliness and strength.

Karajan dirigiert Beethovens fünfte Symphonie Trailer (1973)

14 June 1973

Ivanov Trailer (2019)

26 September 2019

A successful top manager of an investment company, Ivanov, is fleeing the harassment of security officials from Moscow to Kiev, a city without rules, and is trying to find a place for himself there.

Für immer und ewig Trailer (1969)

02 January 1969

Ghetto-Kids Trailer (2002)

04 July 2002

Two trouble-causing brothers, who in the second generation after World War II Germany live, are in the center of this German made for TV movie.

Time of the Wolf Trailer (2003)

28 August 2003

A middle-class family flees an unspecified disaster that has struck the city and takes refuge in their country home.

Germany ’09 – 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation Trailer (2009)

13 February 2009

Thirteen German directors present short films exploring the state of their country.

The Dancer Trailer (1989)

12 October 1989

Based on a semi-autobiographical story by Ogai Mori, about a Japanese medical student who goes to Berlin to study in the 1880s and falls in love with a German ballet dancer.

The Whore's Son Trailer (2004)

15 January 2004

Ozren is raised in Vienna by his mother Silvija, who works as a prostitute, and his aunt and uncle. The film shows the demimonde of Vienna in the early 1990ies and deals with Ozren's finding out that his mother is not a waitress (as he was initially told) and with the way he copes with it.

Fear of Fear Trailer (1975)

08 July 1975

After having her second child, a German housewife suffers from postpartum depression before inexplicably falling into a continually misdiagnosed mental state, befuddling her relatives.

Iron Earth, Copper Sky Trailer (1987)

22 July 1987

In this deeply symbolic and visually lush film, as far as Tashbash is concerned, he's just a malcontent, a fairly ordinary hell-raiser who has gotten into trouble with the law in the past.

DAU. Three Days Trailer (2020)

01 May 2020

It is 1956. Dau is a distinguished Soviet scientist who meets up with the love of his youth – Maria, a Greek actress – during her three day visit to Moscow.

50/50 Trailer (1978)

07 April 1978

Two men lose their jobs and have to start from scratch. They go their separate ways about it, but their paths sometimes cross.

Die Wupper Trailer (1985)

10 April 1985

DAU. Brave People Trailer (2020)

10 May 2020

It is 1953, Stalin has just died. It is a troubled and uncertain period for the whole of the Soviet Union, particularly for the state security services.

Bizet Carmen Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

This spectacular opera film was taped in 1967 and is based on the 1966 Salzburg Festival production directed by Herbert von Karajan himself, who also conducts the fabulous Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.

A Woman in Flames Trailer (1983)

11 May 1983

Eva, an upper-class housewife, frustratedly leaves her arrogant husband and decides to enter the call girl business.

DAU. Natasha Trailer (2020)

26 February 2020

Natasha runs the canteen at a secret 1950s Soviet research institute. This is the beating heart of the DAU universe, everyone drops in here: the institute's employees, scientists and visiting foreign guests.