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

Luis Alvarado & Alejandra Cárdenas (Eds.) - Switched On – The Dawn of Electronic Sound by Latin American Women
The first book dedicated exclusively to the female protagonists of Latin American electronic music, edited by Luis Alvarado and Alejandra Cárdenas.
Publisher: Contingent Sounds / ISBN : 9783000777523
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Electronic Music, Female Icons, Pioneers, South America.

Banksy - Exit through the Gift Shop
Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinia..(read more)
Label: Afilm / DS93309
Artist: Banksy
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Activism, Documentary, Graffiti, Street Art.

Boris Lehman - Histoire de ma vie racontée par mes photographies
A personal film or documentary is by Boris Lehman.
Label: Re:voir / ISBN: 3493551101321
Artist: Boris Lehman
Medium: DVD+Book
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Experimental.
