Kier, Udo

Overview

Works:	516 works in 1,392 publications in 6 languages and 24,059 library holdings
Genres:	Drama Horror films Science fiction films Thrillers (Motion pictures) Crime films Action and adventure films Melodramas (Motion pictures) Comedy films Disaster films Vampire films
Roles:	Actor, Narrator, Performer, Other, Author, Contributor, Costume designer, Singer, fmd, Author of screenplay, Interviewee
Classifications:	PN1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Udo Kier

Dancer in the dark by Lars von Trier( Visual )

Most widely held works by Udo Kier

Downsizing by Matt Damon( Visual )

24 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 1,667 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A couple with financial problems decides to undergo the procedure of shrinking their bodies to a hight of five inches to be able to live an easy and care-free life but the wife changes her mind after her husband has already been downsized and now he has to build his new life alone

Melancholia by Lars von Trier( Visual )

11 editions published between 2011 and 2018 in English and German and held by 1,433 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine's sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire's best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth threatening the very existence of humankind"--Container

Blade by Stephen Norrington( Visual )

10 editions published between 1998 and 2016 in English and Italian and held by 1,161 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Wesley Snipes stars as the tortured soul Blade -- half man, half immortal. Blade sharpens his lethal skills under the guidance of Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), his mentor, guardian, and fellow hunter of the night. When the bloodthirsty Immortals' lord, Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff), declares war on the human race, Blade is humanity's last hope for survival." -- Container

American animals by Bart Layton( Visual )

13 editions published between 2018 and 2019 in English and held by 1,065 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"The unbelievable but entirely true story of four young men who attempt one of the most audacious art heists in U.S. history. Determined to escape their predictable suburban lives, Spencer and Warren decide to do something extraordinary: steal some of the world's most valuable books from a college library. Enlisting two other friends, Spencer and Warren meticulously plot the theft--but their caper takes on a wild life of its own."--Container

My own private Idaho( Visual )

6 editions published between 1991 and 2015 in English and held by 1,042 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mike, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott, the rebellious son of a prominent family and the object of Mike's desire, embark on a quest from the grungy streets of Portland to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home

The adventures of Pinocchio by Steve Barron( Visual )

17 editions published between 1996 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 904 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy

The film "Dogville" as told in nine chapters and a prologue( Visual )

1 edition published in 2004 in English and held by 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Grace arrives in the isolated town of Dogville, on the run from gangsters. The townspeople agree to hide her. However, when outsiders start looking for the fugitive, the locals make demands of Grace in exchange for the risk of harboring her. But Grace has a secret, and it's a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever decided to bare its teeth

Dancer in the dark by Lars von Trier( Visual )

6 editions published between 2000 and 2016 in English and German and held by 807 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Selma, a Czechoslovakian immigrant, is a single mother working in a factory in rural America circa 1964. She is also afflicted by a hereditary disease, which will cost her her sight. Determined to protect her 10-year-old son from the same fate, Selma is saving her money to get him an operation. In the evenings, Selma escapes by rehearsing for a production of The Sound of Music with her best friend. When a neighbor betrays her trust, Selma's life spirals out of control and the lines between reality and fantasy blur

Halloween by Rob Zombie( Visual )

15 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 780 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The residents of Haddonfield don't know it yet, but death is coming to their small sleepy town. Sixteen years ago, Michael Myers, a ten year old boy, brutally kills his step father, his elder sister and her boyfriend. Sixteen years later, he escapes from the mental institution he has been placed in and makes his way back to his hometown intent on a murderous rampage. He is pursued by Dr. Sam Loomis who is Michael's doctor and the only one who knows Michael's true evil. Elsewhere a shy teenager by the name of Laurie Strode is babysitting on the night Michael comes home. She and her friends are now being stalked by Michael

Breaking the waves by Lars von Trier( Visual )

29 editions published between 1996 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 715 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bess, a pious, young Scottish woman, prays to God to send her husband, Jan, home from his job on an offshore oil rig. When an accident sends him home paralyzed, she's filled with guilt and submits to his wish that she take on other lovers, convinced that this will aid in his recovery. In English with Korean subtitles

Brawl in cell block 99 by Jennifer Carpenter( Visual )

10 editions published between 2017 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 685 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bradley, a former boxer turned drug runner, lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly

Shadow of the vampire by Steven Katz( Visual )

23 editions published between 2000 and 2011 in English and German and held by 672 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This riveting suspense thriller is about the filming of the movie Nosferatu and the difficult relationship between director F.W. Murnau and actor Max Schreck. As cast and crew begin to disappear, it seems that Murnau has made a devil's bargain with Schreck, whose performance is too authentic

Dragged across concrete by Mel Gibson( Visual )

5 editions published in 2019 in English and held by 582 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their just due

Suspiria by Dario Argento( Visual )

15 editions published between 1976 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A young student uncovers dark and horrific secrets within the walls of a famous German dance academy

Soul kitchen by Fatih Akin( Visual )

3 editions published in 2010 in German and held by 462 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Soul Kitchen" is Zinos Kazantsakis's humdrum restaurant in a working-class neighborhood of Hamburg. The food is mostly frozen, unceremoniously zapped in the microwave, or thrown into a vat of bubbling grease. He loves his restaurant and his girlfriend Nadine, even after she leaves him for an assignment in China. Wanting to liven up the restaurant, Zinos hires an out-of-work three-star chef, lets his ex-con brother Ilias spin records, and seeks out new clientele. Soon Soul Kitchen is reborn as Hamburg's newest hot spot. On a whim, Zinos flies to China to rekindle his relationship with Nadine leaving his brother in charge. There is also a slipped disc, a hard-drinking, chain-smoking waitress, a scheming real-estate developer, a Turkish "physio-healer," and a high stakes poker game in the mix. But the film is not about food or love; it's about family, life and human relationships, with a lingering nostalgia for a time when eating out implied getting dead drunk, stuffing one's face with cholesterol and kissing across the table

Medea by Lars von Trier( Visual )

32 editions published between 1987 and 2014 in 4 languages and held by 455 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Medea seeks vengeance against Jason after he betrays her in a search for the golden fleece

Europa by Lars von Trier( Visual )

5 editions published between 1990 and 2008 in 3 languages and held by 427 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Just after WW2, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him

Invincible by Werner Herzog( Visual )

15 editions published between 2003 and 2017 in English and German and held by 386 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Based on a true story, an extraordinary tale of a simple Jewish man who rises from a life of obscurity to defend his heritage. With Hitler on the brink of power and the world on the road to war. A journey from a humble village in Poland to the giddy excesses of 1930s Berlin and the risks he took to fight for his people

Manderlay by Lars von Trier( Visual )

5 editions published between 2005 and 2006 in German and English and held by 370 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"While traveling across [Alabama in the 1930s], Grace discovers the isolated plantation of Manderlay, a place where no one knows that slavery has been long abolished. With a good heart and pure intentions, Grace tries to emancipate the slaves and open the residents' eyes to the truth, with shocking results"--Container

Modigliani by Mick Davis( Visual )

4 editions published between 2004 and 2006 in English and held by 364 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Brings to life artistic genius Amedeo Modigliani's story of tragic love, rivalry, and excess in the midst of art history's golden age when greats like Picasso, Rivera, Cocteau, and Modigliani held court in the salons of post-World War One Paris