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

Stella van Voorst van Beest - Gevangenen van de Grond
Documentary (2009) about surviving the unbearably long, dark winters in Finland. An invitation to (the) dance, an odyssey through tango salons and dancehalls in..(read more)
Label: Amstelfilm / 9789058497697
Artist: Stella van Voorst van Beest
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Dance, Documentary, World Music.

Richard H. Brown - Through The Looking Glass – John Cage and Avant-Garde Film
Ooops.. this was suddenly in demand, and now out of stock, sorry. Will re-order it as soon as possible!
John Cage’s interactions and collaborations with..(read more)
Publisher: Oxford University Press / ISBN: 9780190628086
Author: Richard H. Brown
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Artist Film, Avant-Garde, Composers, USA.

Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack - The Oil Crash
OilCrash, produced and directed by award-winning European journalists and filmmakers Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack, tells the story of how our civilization’s..(read more)
Label: Telepool
Artist: Basil Gelpke and Ray McCormack
Medium: 2DVD
Category: Films.
Tag: Documentary.
