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

Elliott Carter - Holiday Overture / Suite from Pocahontas / Syringa
First work is from 1944 (revised 1961), Second from 1939 & played by the American Composers Orchestra, Third from 1978, by Speculum Musicae & Group for ..(read more)
Label: Composers Recordings Inc. / 610
Artist: Elliott Carter
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Composers, Contemporary, USA.

Jonas Mekas - He Stands In A Desert Counting The Seconds Of His Life
124 sketches, each up to 2 minutes long. Portraits of people in Mekas’ life, places, seasons of the year, weather (storms, snow blizzards, etc.), many of ..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / 791
Artist: Jonas Mekas
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Avant-Garde, Cinema, USA.

MM Serra - (Art)Core
First in a series about the New York Film-makers’ Cooperative, the world’s oldest and largest independent film archive. 1982-2017; mostly 16mm.
Label: Re:voir / barcode: 3493551101741
Artist: MM Serra
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: '80s, 16 mm, Experimental, New York Film Coop, USA.
