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
Caroline Martel - The Phantom of the Operator
This wry and delightful found-footage film reveals a little-known chapter in labor history: the story of female telephone operators’ central place in the deve..(read more)
Label: Artifact
Artist: Caroline Martel
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Collage, Documentary, History, Network Culture.
Martina Kudlácek - Notes on Marie Menken
Given access to Menken’s archive by her nephew, Kudlácek mixes rare footage with a soundtrack by John Zorn and interviews with Menken’s contemporar..(read more)
Label: Index / 030
Artist: Martina Kudlácek
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Austria, Avant-Garde, Documentary.
Art Ensemble of Chicago - A.A.C.M., Great Black Music – A Jackson In Your House
The Art Ensemble of Chicago is one of the most enduring units dedicated to free improvisation and modern jazz composition. A Jackson in Your House was recorded ..(read more)
Label: BYG Actuel / 529.302
Artist: Art Ensemble of Chicago
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '60s, Black Culture, Free Improvisation, Free Jazz, USA, Vinyl.













