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

Various Artists - Around China with a Movie Camera
Explore 50 years of Chinese history across a diverse range of footage from the BFI National Archive, including what may be the oldest surviving film to be shot ..(read more)
Label: BFI / 5035673020890
Artist: Various Artists
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Film History.

Joe McPhee - Mister Peabody Goes To Baltimore
Recorded September 2000 in various locations as part of the High Zero Festival in Baltimore. Joe McPhee – tenor with Jack Wright, Ian Nagoski, Michael Joh..(read more)
Label: Recorded / 005
Artist: Joe McPhee
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Saxophone, USA.

Santiago Alvarez - He Who Hits First, Hits Twice: The Urgent Cinema of Santiago Alvarez
This special 2-disk release features eight short by Cuban filmmaker, Santiago Alvarez. This includes the film Hasta La Victoria Siempre, about the life and deat..(read more)
Label: Extreme Low Frequency / 001
Artist: Santiago Alvarez
Medium: 2DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Activism, Documentary, Improvisation, Politics, World Cinema.
