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

IMA Fiction - Portrait #7: Anne La Berge
Great interview and a wonderful portrait, made by Rebekah Wilson! Filmed in Vienna. Composer, performer, improviser and virtuoso of the flute (often extended an..(read more)
Label: Institut für Medienarchäologie / IMA FICTION #7
Artist: IMA Fiction
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Composers, Female Icons, Flutes, Live Electronics, Portrait.

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.

Pip Chodorov - Free Radicals
A film that shines with its cast: Hans Richter, Maya Deren, Stan Brakhage, Jonas Mekas, Peter Kubelka, Maurice Lemaitre and other experimental filmmakers who, b..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / ASIN: B00T6F8HSC
Artist: Pip Chodorov
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Early Cinema, Film History, Pioneers.
