Germany in Autumn: Germany in 1977, the Red Army Faction (RAF), Mogadishu, the prison in Stammheim, the murder of Hanns-Martin Schleyer. A film collage capturing the emotions of these events. "The closer you look at a word, the further it looks back: Germany." The Patriot: The story of Gabi Teichert (played by Hannelore Hoger) who had already begun to dig around in search of the roots of German history in Germany in Autumn. In daily school life, at the party convention of the Social Democrats (SPD), on the Day of Penance and during Advent: She remains stalwart on her quest for a republic, for which the trouble is worth it. The 2-disc DVD also offers short films by Alexander Kluge and his book "The Patriot".
The films
Deutschland im Herbst / Germany in Autumn - West Germany 1978 - Directed by: Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alf Brustellin, Bernhard Sinkel, Katja Rupé, Hans Peter Cloos, Edgar Reitz, Maximiliane Mainka, Peter Schubert - Written by: Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Alf Brustellin, Bernhard Sinkel, Katja Rupé, Hans Peter Cloos, Edgar Reitz, Heinrich Böll, Peter Steinbach - Cinematography by: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, Michael Ballhaus, Jürgen Jürges, Bodo Kessler, Dietrich Lohmann, Colin Mounier - Edited by: Beata Mainka-Jellinghaus, Heidi Genée, Ursula Goetz-Dickopp, Tanja Schmidbauer, Christina Warnck, Juliane Lorenz, Roiland Henschke, Martin Müller, Günther Stadelmann - Cast: Hannelore Hoger, Helmut Griem, Katja Rupé, Vadim Glowna, Angela Winkler, Heinz Bennent, Mario Adorf, Manfred Zapatka, Enno Patalas - Produced by: Pro-ject Filmproduktion im Filmverlag der Autoren / Kairos-Film, Munich / Hallelujah-Film, Munich - Première: March 3, 1978 (Internationale Filmf Festival Berlin)
Nachrichten von den Staufern / News of the Staufers - West Germany 1977 - Directed and written by: Alexander Kluge, Maximiliane Mainka - Cinematographed by: Jörg Schmidtt-Reitwein, Alfred Tichawsky - Edited by: Maximiliane Mainka - Produced by: Kairos-Film, Munich
Die Patriotin / The Patriot - West Germany 1979 - Directed and written by: Alexander Kluge - Cinematographed by: Thomas Mauch, Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein, Werner Lüring, Günter Hörmann - Edited by: Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus - Cast: Hannelore Hoger, Dieter Mainka, Alfred Edel, Alexander von Eschwege, Beate Holle, Marius Müller-Westernhagen - Produced by: Kairos-Film, Munich - Première: September 20, 1979 (Hamburger Filmfest)
Die Menschen, die das Staufer-Jahr vorbereiten / People Preparing the Staufer Anniversary - West Germany 1977 - Directed and written by: Alexander Kluge, Maximiliane Mainka - Cinematographed by: Jörg Schmidtt-Reitwein, Alfred Tichawsky - Edited by: Maximiliane Mainka - Produced by: Kairos-Film, Munich - Première: April 23, 1977 (Oberhausen Short Film Festival)
DVD features (2 discs)
DVD 1
- Deutschland im Herbst 1978, 119'
- Chapter selection
- Nachrichten von den Staufern 1977, 22'
- Neonröhren am Himmel 1998, 1'
- 8page booklet with texts by Alexander Kluge
DVD 2
- Die Patriotin 1979, 118'
- Chapter selection
- Die Menschen, die das Staufer-Jahr vorbereiten 1977, 39'
- 100 Jahren deutscher Rhein 1998, 1'
- Book "Die Patriotin" by Alexander Kluge as PDF-File im ROM-Bereich (only in German)
DVD edited by: Filmmuseum München and Goethe-Institut, funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation
DVD authoring: Ralph Schermbach
DVD supervision: Stefan Drössler
First edition June 2007, Second edition May 2008, Third edition November 2016
