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.”

Known For

Die toten Körper der Lebenden
Die toten Körper der Lebenden
Wrong Move
Wrong Move
Despair
Despair
Rent Boys
Rent Boys
Die Oma ist tot
Die Oma ist tot
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Hitler: A Film from Germany
Terror 2000
Terror 2000

Filmography

2020 Schlingensief – A Voice That Shook the Silence
as Self (archive footage)
2012 Rosas Welt – 70 neue Filme von Rosa von Praunheim
as
2012 Kern
as Himself
2012 Belief, Love, Death
as
2011 Rent Boys
as Self
2011 Monkey Sandwich
as
2011 Mondo Lux: The Visual Worlds of Werner Schroeter
as
2010 Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense
as Self
2010 Die verrückte Welt der Ute Bock
as Minister
2009 Initiation
as Head of Staff
2007 Die toten Körper der Lebenden
as Nachtclubbesitzer
2005 Life Pornography
as Valencia
2003 ZIBB
as Self
2003 Menschen bei Maischberger
as Self
2002 Himmel, Polt und Hölle
as Heinz Hafner
2000 U3000
as Self
1999 Street Kid
as Toilettenmann
1999 Visionary Filmmaker - Marilou Diaz-Abaya
as
1997 Coast Guard
as Willi Hanke
1997 Die Oma ist tot
as Herr Eisfeld