Donatello & Fosco Dubini / Barbara Obermaier - Hedy Lamarr – Secrets Of A Hollywood Star
MGM-tycoon Louis B. Mayer called Hedy Lamarr “the most beautiful girl of the century.” A psychological portrait of glamour star Hedy Lamarr who became scandalously famous in 1933 as the first nude on the screen with her appearance in the Austrian/Czech film Ecstasy. She then had an extraordinary career in more than 25 Hollywood films. But.. she also invented a torpedo guided system which was patented in 1942 and serves today as the basis for mobile phones.
The documentary (2006, 85 mins) contains interviews with Mickey Rooney, Lupita Kohner, Kenneth Anger and many other personal friends of Hedy. Also featured is the trailer “Jean Seberg – American Actress (5 mins), the trailer “Thomas Pynchon – A Journey Into The Mind (3 mins) – several documents and photos in ROM-format. Finally, the 2-disc DVD offers Hedy Lamarr’s legendary scandal film Ekstase (1933, 79 mins) in an uncut version.
Languages English and German, subtitles English and German.
€29.50

John Akomfrah - The Stuart Hall Project
Award-winning documentarian John Akomfrah made a sensitive, emotionally charged portrait of Jamaica-born cultural theorist Stuart Hall. A founding figure of con..(read more)
Label: British Film Institute / BFIVD998
Artist: John Akomfrah
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Activism, Black Culture, Documentary, UK.

Oliver Ressler - This is what democracy looks like! Disobbedienti
Two films of director Ressler about civil disobedience. The video “This is what democracy looks like!” thematizes the events of 1 July 2001 which to..(read more)
Label: Index / Index/ 15
Artist: Oliver Ressler
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Activism, Austria, Documentary.

Hans Richter - Give Chance a Chance
This documentary and interview with artist-sculptor-filmmaker-surrealist Hans Richter explores his place in history and his pioneering work in several areas. Ri..(read more)
Label: Re:voir
Artist: Hans Richter
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Documentary, Portrait.
