Klaus Lemke

Klaus Lemke

Birth : 1940-10-13, Landsberg an der Warthe, Germany

Death : 2022-07-07

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Klaus Lemke

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Champagner für die Augen - Gift für den Rest
Producer
A spirit of optimism, structural change, emancipation: by showing excerpts from his films such as LIEBE, SO SCHÖN WIEBE (1971), SYLVIE (1973), IDOLE (1976) and AMORE (1978), Klaus Lemke tells his story of the decade, now half a century ago, that was so formative for Munich, with sentences such as: "Back then, we all thought life was eating out of our hands, then in the '80s we became fodder ourselves."
Champagner für die Augen - Gift für den Rest
Director
A spirit of optimism, structural change, emancipation: by showing excerpts from his films such as LIEBE, SO SCHÖN WIEBE (1971), SYLVIE (1973), IDOLE (1976) and AMORE (1978), Klaus Lemke tells his story of the decade, now half a century ago, that was so formative for Munich, with sentences such as: "Back then, we all thought life was eating out of our hands, then in the '80s we became fodder ourselves."
Champagner für die Augen - Gift für den Rest
A spirit of optimism, structural change, emancipation: by showing excerpts from his films such as LIEBE, SO SCHÖN WIEBE (1971), SYLVIE (1973), IDOLE (1976) and AMORE (1978), Klaus Lemke tells his story of the decade, now half a century ago, that was so formative for Munich, with sentences such as: "Back then, we all thought life was eating out of our hands, then in the '80s we became fodder ourselves."
Berlin Izza Bitch!
Producer
Berlin Izza Bitch!
Screenplay
Berlin Izza Bitch!
Director
Bad Boy Lemke
Director
»I’d prefer to be the film myself than just the director«: with Klaus Lemke, the boundaries between life and screen are fluid. For more than 50 years he has made films on low budgets using amateur actors without a screenplay. His cinema is brutal and impulsive, every film a slap in the face for the staid productions of the mainstream. In Bad Boy Lemke, he brings unfinished projects to an end and reflects on his body of work – of course à la Lemke: radical, confusing and powerful.
A Callgirl for Ghosts
Producer
The film is part of Lemkes never-ending Munich series, but this time it leads beyond Schwabing or Maxvorstadt, which makes it more entertaining than its predecessors. After a stop at the Bayrischer Hof, it moves into the Glockenbachviertel, over the Reichenbachbrücke to the Isar, further into the suburbs. These places are not alien to residents of Munich or tourists, but Lemke knows no tour guide romance. He has the usual group of main characters, two or three girls, a young man, and sends them off as if on a great expedition. They bring along the Lemkestyle, which doesn't fit in anywhere, but works like a contrast medium. Their fantasy figures make the reality around them more real.
A Callgirl for Ghosts
Screenplay
The film is part of Lemkes never-ending Munich series, but this time it leads beyond Schwabing or Maxvorstadt, which makes it more entertaining than its predecessors. After a stop at the Bayrischer Hof, it moves into the Glockenbachviertel, over the Reichenbachbrücke to the Isar, further into the suburbs. These places are not alien to residents of Munich or tourists, but Lemke knows no tour guide romance. He has the usual group of main characters, two or three girls, a young man, and sends them off as if on a great expedition. They bring along the Lemkestyle, which doesn't fit in anywhere, but works like a contrast medium. Their fantasy figures make the reality around them more real.
A Callgirl for Ghosts
Director
The film is part of Lemkes never-ending Munich series, but this time it leads beyond Schwabing or Maxvorstadt, which makes it more entertaining than its predecessors. After a stop at the Bayrischer Hof, it moves into the Glockenbachviertel, over the Reichenbachbrücke to the Isar, further into the suburbs. These places are not alien to residents of Munich or tourists, but Lemke knows no tour guide romance. He has the usual group of main characters, two or three girls, a young man, and sends them off as if on a great expedition. They bring along the Lemkestyle, which doesn't fit in anywhere, but works like a contrast medium. Their fantasy figures make the reality around them more real.
New Gods Outta Munich
Lemke
On the run from her ex-lover, Judith hides in the toilet at the Munich Art Academy. In the basement. She wants to hijack the snobbish art scene with a scandal video.
New Gods Outta Munich
Producer
On the run from her ex-lover, Judith hides in the toilet at the Munich Art Academy. In the basement. She wants to hijack the snobbish art scene with a scandal video.
New Gods Outta Munich
Screenplay
On the run from her ex-lover, Judith hides in the toilet at the Munich Art Academy. In the basement. She wants to hijack the snobbish art scene with a scandal video.
New Gods Outta Munich
Director
On the run from her ex-lover, Judith hides in the toilet at the Munich Art Academy. In the basement. She wants to hijack the snobbish art scene with a scandal video.
Bad Girl Avenue
Producer
Bad Girl Avenue
Director
Making Judith
Director
Unterwäschelügen
Producer
A attractive young man wanders through the streets seducing women and stealing goods from people. He meets with a nymphomaniac girl and a failed painter.
Unterwäschelügen
Screenplay
A attractive young man wanders through the streets seducing women and stealing goods from people. He meets with a nymphomaniac girl and a failed painter.
Unterwäschelügen
Director
A attractive young man wanders through the streets seducing women and stealing goods from people. He meets with a nymphomaniac girl and a failed painter.
Show What You Love
Himself
In the 1970s, the Munich Group set about revolutionizing German film with low budgets and an excess of creativity. The Bungalow bar next to the Türkendolch theater was their meeting place, who were inspired by the French New Wave and New Hollywood. Munich Group star Iris Berben takes us on a journey back through time, a wild trip full of film clips and interviews with major figures of an unforgettable era.
Doomed Love: A Journey Through German Genre Films
himself
An alternative history of the not-so-well-known West German genre cinema of the 1960s and 1970s.
Kein großes Ding
Producer
Kein großes Ding
Writer
Kein großes Ding
Director
Berlin für Helden
Director
3 Kreuze für einen Bestseller
Director
Schmutziger Süden
Director
Crime film by Lemke
13 x Glück
Writer
Film about Lemke's films.
13 x Glück
Director
Film about Lemke's films.
Dancing with Devils
Writer
Thriller about drug dealers
Dancing with Devils
Director
Thriller about drug dealers
Dancing with Devils
Art Direction
Thriller about drug dealers
Finale
Writer
Love story set during the world cup 2006
Finale
Director
Love story set during the world cup 2006
Undercover Ibiza
Writer
Charming but scheming "Colonel" Monk arrives to Ibiza in search of his missing son. He spends most of his time talking with his son's girlfriends and it turns out that the son might not actually want to be found.
Undercover Ibiza
Director
Charming but scheming "Colonel" Monk arrives to Ibiza in search of his missing son. He spends most of his time talking with his son's girlfriends and it turns out that the son might not actually want to be found.
Die Quereinsteigerinnen
Korn
Two young women kidnap the manager of the German telephone provider and start making strange demands while getting to know their captive a little better
Träum weiter, Julia!
Writer
Life of a womanizer in Hamburg
Träum weiter, Julia!
Director
Life of a womanizer in Hamburg
3 Minuten Heroes
Writer
Young people in Hamburg.
3 Minuten Heroes
Director
Young people in Hamburg.
Das Flittchen und der Totengräber
Writer
An estranged couple meets up years later. Chaos ensues.
Das Flittchen und der Totengräber
Director
An estranged couple meets up years later. Chaos ensues.
Die Ratte
Producer
Die Ratte
Screenplay
Die Ratte
Director
Zockerexpreß
Director
Ein verhexter Sommer
Director
Bibos Männer
Director
Das Wunder
Claude
Teenager Raphaela was born blind into a wealthy, material focused family. Her father escapes reality into an affair with his secretary while her mother reacts to the difficult situation in an over protective and possessive conduct towards her blind daughter.
The Little One
Writer
Markus, 16, goes to the city where his big brother Mischa will show him the ropes. But Mischa has gambled away his money, leading to theft and deeper troubles. Markus must take revenge.
The Little One
Director
Markus, 16, goes to the city where his big brother Mischa will show him the ropes. But Mischa has gambled away his money, leading to theft and deeper troubles. Markus must take revenge.
Wie die Weltmeister
Writer
A man moves to Berlin after relationship trouble.
Wie die Weltmeister
Director
A man moves to Berlin after relationship trouble.
Flitterwochen
Writer
Flitterwochen
Director
Arabian Nights
Director
Karin, a gas station manager, is in a bad mood: her business is going badly as the price of gasoline continues to rise, and her meager profits are regularly swallowed up by her friend Wolfgang's passion for motor racing.
Der Allerletzte
Writer
Der Allerletzte
Director
Der Allerletzte
Some Kind of Saint
Writer
A young man travels to Munich to become a priest and save the sinners. Then he meets a prostitute.
Some Kind of Saint
Director
A young man travels to Munich to become a priest and save the sinners. Then he meets a prostitute.
Amore
Writer
The inconspicuous greengrocer's daughter Maria had to watch as the adored Italian Pietro broke her best friend's heart. Dressed up as a vamp, the vengeful Maria now sets a cunning trap for the attractive Papagallo. Maria is the daughter of a small German fruit and vegetable dealer, Pietro is the son of a large Italian fruit and vegetable dealer. Both live in Munich and both meet every morning at six o'clock in the Grossmarkthalle. Maria looks inconspicuous, while Pietro looks extremely attractive. Maria is hardly interested in men, whereas Pietro is interested in all girls. Maria doesn't care until Pietro first seduces Maria's best friend and then leaves her unhappy. Now Maria starts a campaign of revenge against the light-footed Casanova, in the name of her best friend and in the name of all the girls who have been seduced by Pietro. Maria lures Pietro, who is now madly in love with her, to his native Italy, where Pietro, blinded by love and jealousy, proposes to Maria.
Amore
Director
The inconspicuous greengrocer's daughter Maria had to watch as the adored Italian Pietro broke her best friend's heart. Dressed up as a vamp, the vengeful Maria now sets a cunning trap for the attractive Papagallo. Maria is the daughter of a small German fruit and vegetable dealer, Pietro is the son of a large Italian fruit and vegetable dealer. Both live in Munich and both meet every morning at six o'clock in the Grossmarkthalle. Maria looks inconspicuous, while Pietro looks extremely attractive. Maria is hardly interested in men, whereas Pietro is interested in all girls. Maria doesn't care until Pietro first seduces Maria's best friend and then leaves her unhappy. Now Maria starts a campaign of revenge against the light-footed Casanova, in the name of her best friend and in the name of all the girls who have been seduced by Pietro. Maria lures Pietro, who is now madly in love with her, to his native Italy, where Pietro, blinded by love and jealousy, proposes to Maria.
Moto-Cross
Director
Die Sweethearts
Writer
Four quarrelsome girlfriends with no discernible vocal skills form an a capella group.
Die Sweethearts
Director
Four quarrelsome girlfriends with no discernible vocal skills form an a capella group.
Idole
Director
Small town waitress Annerl pines for the captain of the local soccer team. When he falls for a travelling dancer, Annerl jealously follows her to Munich and embarks on an adventure involving a famous pop singer.
Teenagerliebe
Director
Paul
Writer
After 7 years spent in jail Paul is free again. With his old crew he celebrates his return.
Paul
Director
After 7 years spent in jail Paul is free again. With his old crew he celebrates his return.
Sylvie
Writer
Fashion model Sylvie falls asleep drunk in the cab of Munich taxi driver Paul, and an impossible love affair beckons. Renegade director Klaus Lemke had previously startled German TV audiences with the biker drama Rocker, announcing an unprecedented, unvarnished freshness and authenticity with nonprofessional actors, real dialect and on-the-fly style. In Sylvie, he adds a disarming tenderness.
Sylvie
Director
Fashion model Sylvie falls asleep drunk in the cab of Munich taxi driver Paul, and an impossible love affair beckons. Renegade director Klaus Lemke had previously startled German TV audiences with the biker drama Rocker, announcing an unprecedented, unvarnished freshness and authenticity with nonprofessional actors, real dialect and on-the-fly style. In Sylvie, he adds a disarming tenderness.
Für Cecile - an der Westküste wartend
Two men and a woman drive towards a strange ceremony.
Rocker
Screenplay
In Hamburg, West Germany, a rocker biker gang helps a kid avenge his brother who was murdered by a two thugs.
Rocker
Director
In Hamburg, West Germany, a rocker biker gang helps a kid avenge his brother who was murdered by a two thugs.
Liebe, so schön wie Liebe
Writer
A group of friends tries to start a circus.
Liebe, so schön wie Liebe
Director
A group of friends tries to start a circus.
Supergirl
American Director
In this comedy, Iris Berben plays a mysterious, supernaturally beautiful girl from another planet, who confuses and flusters the men on earth, where she has landed. The men follow her wherever she goes. Marquard Bohm is no exception here - he leaves his wife in a lurch and travels with the Supergirl to Spain. The girl doesn't tell much about herself; she reports, though, about an impending threat from outer space.
A Big Grey-Blue Bird
Tom-X
Two rival gangs try to obtain the five parts of a dangerous formula held by five scientists.
Eine Rose für Jane
Ed
Die Geschäftsfreunde
Short film by Martin Müller
Mein schönes kurzes Leben
Writer
A young drifter falls in love with a model.
Mein schönes kurzes Leben
Director
A young drifter falls in love with a model.
Anatahan, Anatahan
Everyday life in a commune near Munich in the spring of 1969
Brandstifter
Director
A drama set in Cologne’s revolutionary circles of the late 1960s.
Negresco
Writer
The wife of a international spy arrives in Berlin for a holiday. While her husband is away, she falls in love with a British photographer.
Negresco
Director
The wife of a international spy arrives in Berlin for a holiday. While her husband is away, she falls in love with a British photographer.
48 Hours to Acapulco
A young man gets caught up in criminal activities in order to fulfill his desire for an easy life.
48 Hours to Acapulco
Director
A young man gets caught up in criminal activities in order to fulfill his desire for an easy life.
Galaxis
Micky Lämmers
In a future world devoid of men, three young women order two men to come to them and ask them which of them they would prefer.
Sabine 18
18 year-old Sabine wants to lose her virginity in order to win back her ex-boyfriend Klaus. She asks her extremely shy classmate Martin for help.
Die Kapitulation
Bridegroom
A woman decides that her boyfriend has to marry her.
The Letter
T. finds a letter. Instead of just dropping it in a mailbox, he decides, conscientious as he is, to deliver it personally. He wanders the entire world, discovers astounding forms of existence, but cannot be hindered from his duty and keeps looking until he finally finds the address. There, he finds out that he has delivered his own judgment.
Duell
Editor
In this action film, a young couple is invited to his boss’ house. On the way, he gets out for a cigarette and she takes the wheel and speeds off. He hails a cab and pursues her through night-time Munich. The chase takes him through back courtyards, malls, night clubs and bars. At the end of the duel, she’s the clear victor.
Duell
Writer
In this action film, a young couple is invited to his boss’ house. On the way, he gets out for a cigarette and she takes the wheel and speeds off. He hails a cab and pursues her through night-time Munich. The chase takes him through back courtyards, malls, night clubs and bars. At the end of the duel, she’s the clear victor.
Duell
Director
In this action film, a young couple is invited to his boss’ house. On the way, he gets out for a cigarette and she takes the wheel and speeds off. He hails a cab and pursues her through night-time Munich. The chase takes him through back courtyards, malls, night clubs and bars. At the end of the duel, she’s the clear victor.
Ein Haus am Meer
Director
Short film by Klaus Lemke
Strategen
Writer
Men try to catch a woman's attention.
Strategen
Director
Men try to catch a woman's attention.
Henker Tom
Writer
Short relashionship film.
Henker Tom
Director
Short relashionship film.
...Geist und ein wenig Glück
Himself
Documentary about the current state of German cinema. Produced for German television.
Die Versöhnung
A man bored with his wife goes to the Munich Oktoberfest. He meets a pregnant student who discusses the problems of bourgeois marriage with him and finally returns home disappointed.
Die Versöhnung
Editor
A man bored with his wife goes to the Munich Oktoberfest. He meets a pregnant student who discusses the problems of bourgeois marriage with him and finally returns home disappointed.
Die Versöhnung
Writer
A man bored with his wife goes to the Munich Oktoberfest. He meets a pregnant student who discusses the problems of bourgeois marriage with him and finally returns home disappointed.
Frühstück in Rom
A film critic falls in love.
Frühstück in Rom
Producer
A film critic falls in love.
Kleine Front
Writer
Three men go fishing.
Kleine Front
Director
Three men go fishing.
Stadtwölfe
Director
Markus is 15 years old and gets into the Munich scene. Obviously no good idea...