Film
Udo-Kier-Special: Tod eines Weltstars. Portrait Udo Kier
Christoph Schlingensief • DE 1992 • 45min
deOF • DCP
12.03.2026, 20:15 Leokino Reservations possible from 25.02. • Udo-Kier-Special: Film+Talk
Udo-Kier-Special: Film+Talk
A film portrait for the WDR! Perhaps one of the best films by Christoph Schlingensief? Unsparing, cheeky persiflage on all homestories and at the same time homage to a good friend.
After the screening, Cinematographer Voxi Bärenklau and journalist Roberta Hofer will talk about Udo Kier: Who was Udo Kier? Talk with Voxi Bärenklau and Roberta Hofer
Prelude: The Last Trip to Harrisburg
Udo Kier, Bernd Brummbär, Edward Lachman • BRD 1984 • 11min • deOF • DCP
Udo Kier’s first and only directorial work, will be shown as a prelude.
Trailer
Director, Writer Christoph Schlingensief Cinematography Voxi Bärenklau Production DEM Filmproduktion Cast Udo Kier, Alfred Edel, Susanne Bredehöft, Brigitte Kausch-Kuhlbrodt, Dietrich Kuhlbrodt, Baronin Freifrau Irmgard von Berswordt-Wallrabe, Christian Hufschmidt, Sina Neikes, Christoph Schlingensief Cinematography Fiona Braillon Edit Delia Dittrich Music Joachim Rudolph
Christoph Schlingensief (1960–2010) was a German theatre director, performance artist and filmmaker. Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later staged productions for theatres and festivals. In the final years before his death, he staged Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival and worked at several opera houses, establishing himself as a Regietheater artist.