Peter Kern
Biography
Iconoclastic Austrian indie director and former New German Cinema actor Peter Kern isn't just the subject of Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's "Kern," but also the low-fi film's strongest creative force. He appeared in more than 70 feature films and directed a further 25. At his peak, Kern worked with the best directors of his era, including Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Fox and His Friends, The Stationmaster's Wife), Hans-Jurgen Syberberg (Hitler: A Film From Germany) and Wim Wenders (Wrong Move).
“When I yell at you, please do not be immediately hurt. If I insult you, take it as proof of love. Remember, I'm Austrian, insane, hysterical, hypocritical and undemocratic.”
Acting (44 movies)
Dead Bodies of the Living
2007
Wrong Move
1975
Despair
1978
Rent Boys
2011
Initiation
2009
Die Oma ist tot
1997
Hitler: A Film from Germany
1978
Erotique
1994
Virgin Machine
1989
Terror 2000
1993
The Island of the Bloody Plantation
1983
Burning Life
1994
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972
Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
2012
Die wilden Fünfziger
1983
The Stationmaster’s Wife
1977
Fox and His Friends
1975
The Wild Duck
1976
News from Robber Hotzenplotz
1979
The Sternstein Manor
1976
Group Portrait with a Lady
1977
Malina
1991
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
1975
La Paloma
1974
Seventeen and Anxious
1970
Son of Hitler
1979
Johanna d’Arc of Mongolia
1989
Tonight or Never
1973
The Swing
1983
Jakob von Gunten
1971
Kern
2012
Kleinhoff Hotel
1977
Adele Spitzeder
1972
Flaming Hearts
1978
Life Pornography
2005
Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock
2010
Bella Donna
1983
Street Kid
1999
Belief, Love, Death
2012
Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
2010
Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
2011
Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
2020
Wenches
1996
Komm in die Wanne, Schätzchen
1971
Directing (24 movies)
Street Kid
1999
Kiss, Cuddle and Celebrate
1998
Initiation
2009
Diamantenfieber
2013
Hamlet: This Is Your Family
2001
Hab' ich nur deine Liebe
1989
The Last Summer of the Rich
2014
Ein fetter Film
1992
Crazy Boys - A Handful of Pleasure
1987
Belief, Love, Death
2012
Fifty-Fifty
2001
Domenica. Alle kommen, keiner war da
1994
Danube Corpses
2005
Dead Bodies of the Living
2007
Haider lebt - 1. April 2021
2002
King Kongs Tränen
2010
Murder Sisters
2011
Sarah und Sarah
2014
Ishmael Bernal - Truth and Dare
1993
Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya
1999
So lange ich fliehen noch kann, da schütze ich mich
1990
Die Bootsmänner von Pagsanjan
1980
Die Wasserlilie blüht nicht mehr - Impressionen aus Manila
1980
Nur Kein Mitleid
2007