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 Nine Muses
Twenty-five years after the end of the Trojan War, Odysseus still has not returned home. So his son, Telemachus, sets off an epic journey in search of his lost ..(read more)
Label: British Film Institute / 5055159200349
Artist: John Akomfrah
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tag: Documentary.

Stella van Voorst van Beest - Gevangenen van de Grond
Documentary (2009) about surviving the unbearably long, dark winters in Finland. An invitation to (the) dance, an odyssey through tango salons and dancehalls in..(read more)
Label: Amstelfilm / 9789058497697
Artist: Stella van Voorst van Beest
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Dance, Documentary, World Music.

Bruce Haack - Farad: The Electric Voice
Collected released and unreleased vocoder recordings, covering music released during the later part of Haacks career from 1970-82 and specifically focuses on tr..(read more)
Label: Stones Throw / STH2221
Artist: Bruce Haack
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '70s, '80s, Electronic, Pioneers, USA.
