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

Lars Movin and Moller Rasmussen - Words of advice: W. Burroughs on the road
In 1983, cult hero William S. Burroughs (1914-1997), traveled throughout Scandinavia making a series of personal appearances.
Label: Microcinema International / MC-958
Artist: Lars Movin and Moller Rasmussen
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Poetry, Spoken Word.

Paola Egliori - Harry Smith: American Magus
A privileged look into the life and artistic practice of the experimental filmmaker, music anthologist, and enigmatic polymath Harry Smith.
Publisher: Semiotext(e) / ISBN: 9781635901641
Author: Paola Egliori
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Eccentrics, Outsider Art, USA.

Robert J. Flaherty - Nanook Of The North
Robert J. Flaherty’s groundbreaking “Nanook Of The North” (1922) was the first long anthropological documentary in filmhistory.The film is abo..(read more)
Label: Living Colour Entertainment / 1200001
Artist: Robert J. Flaherty
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Cinema, Documentary.
