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

Isaac Julien - Derek
Derek is a remembrance of one of Britains most important independent filmmakers.The revealing and frank interview at the core of the film is embroidered with a ..(read more)
Label: British Film Institute / BFIVD797
Artist: Isaac Julien
Medium: 2DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: Documentary, Portrait, Queer Culture, UK.

Renée Levine Packer and Mary Jane Leach (editors) - Gay Guerrilla – Julius Eastman and his Music
Composer-performer Julius Eastman (1940-90) was an enigma, both comfortable and uncomfortable in the many worlds he inhabited: black, white, gay, straight, clas..(read more)
Publisher: University of Rochester Press / ISBN: 9781580465342
Medium: Book
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Black Culture, Composers, Gay Activism, USA.

Hilary Harris - Organism
Oscar-winning filmmaker Hilary Harris pioneered time-lapse filmmaking techniques to show how cities and organisms are alike. Shot over 15 years, 1959 – 19..(read more)
Label: Re:voir / barcode: 3493551102113
Artist: Hilary Harris
Medium: DVD
Category: Films.
Tags: '50s, '60s, '70s, 16 mm, Avant-Garde, USA.
