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

Hubert Sauper - Darwin’s Nightmare
Some time in the 1960’s, in the heart of Africa, a new animal was
introduced into Lake Victoria as a little scientific experiment. The
Nile Perch, a vorac..(read more)
Label: Imagine / IFD001
Artist: Hubert Sauper
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Ecology, Environment.

Peter Haas / Silvia Holzinger - Weizenbaum. Rebel at Work (German language)
The film spans 8 decades of Joseph Weizenbaum’s life. It provides a stage for his humorous narrative depicting a World of Yesterday while reflecting on th..(read more)
Label: Il Mare Film
Artist: Peter Haas / Silvia Holzinger
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Computer Science, Documentary, Portrait, Science, Technology.

Jonas and Adolfas Mekas - The Brig
A faked documentary about ten soldiers confined on a US Navy ship and the three guards who beat and humiliate them. ‘A raw slice of new American cinema fi..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / CDC EDV 519
Artist: Jonas and Adolfas Mekas
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tag: Documentary.
